Symposium on pathology of the gastrointestinal tract-Part II. Small intestinal biopsy.
A practical approach to the interpretation of peroral small intestinal biopsy specimens is presented. Biopsy technique and tissure handling are described. Interpretation of normal and abnormal biopsy specimens is discussed. A practical classification of abnormal small intestinal biopsies is presented and illustrated.
D000012:Abetalipoproteinemia / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000473:pathology; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000473:pathology; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000473:pathology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000166:cytology; D007732:Kwashiorkor / Q000473:pathology; D008200:Lymphangiectasis / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000473:pathology; D013182:Sprue, Tropical / Q000473:pathology; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000473:pathology; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000473:pathology