Scanning electron microscopy of rectal mucosa in Crohn's disease.
Rectal biopsies from healthy control subjects, and from patients with Crohn's disease whose rectal mucosa appeared normal by sigmoidoscopy and light microscopy, were examined by scanning electron microscopy. Appearances within both groups were quite variable, and no clear differences between the groups could be distinguished.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003106:Colon / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy