ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2011
Distinct colonoscopy findings of microscopic colitis: not so microscopic after all?
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- Colitis nucleomigrans: The third type of microscopic colitis (part 1).Pathology international · 2020Article
- Microscopic colitis: diagnosis and management.Frontline gastroenterology · 2019Review
- Microscopic colitis-microbiome, barrier function and associated diseases.Annals of translational medicine · 2018Review
- Diagnostic dilemmas in chronic inflammatory bowel disease.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2018Review
- Magnifying advanced endoscopy in collagenous colitis: now you see?Endoscopy international open · 2017Article
- Magnifying image-enhanced endoscopy for collagenous colitis.Endoscopy international open · 2017Article
- Collagenous panenteritis: a rare cause of chronic diarrhoea.Frontline gastroenterology · 2017Article
- Macroscopic findings in collagenous colitis: a multi-center, retrospective, observational cohort study.Annals of gastroenterology · 2017Article
- Pseudomembranous Collagenous Colitis: A Case of Not-so-Microscopic Colitis.ACG case reports journal · 2016Article
- Optimal management of collagenous colitis: a review.Clinical and experimental gastroenterology · 2016Review
- Lower gastrointestinal endoscopy: guidance on indications for biopsy.Frontline gastroenterology · 2014Article
- Spontaneous colonic perforation in a patient with collagenous colitis.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2013Article
- An unusual case of chronic diarrhea. Lansoprazole-induced microscopic colitis.Gastroenterology · 2013Article
- Microscopic colitis with macroscopic endoscopic findings.Case reports in medicine · 2013Article
- Microscopic colitis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2012Review
- Biopsy interpretation of colonic biopsies when inflammatory bowel disease is excluded.Journal of gastroenterology · 2012Review
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Abstract
Microscopic colitis (MC) is considered an "umbrella term", comprising two subtypes, i.e., collagenous colitis (CC) and lymphocytic colitis (LC). They are classically associated with normal or unremarkable colonoscopy. In the last few years, reports have been published revealing findings that are thought to be characteristic or pathognomonic of MC, especially CC. A systematic electronic and manual search of PubMed and EMBASE (to December 2010), for publications on distinct endoscopic findings in MC, resulted in 42 relevant reports for inclusion in this review. Eighty eight patients with collagenous colitis were presented. Only one publication describing a distinct endoscopic pattern in LC was found. Typical findings in CC are alteration of the vascular mucosal pattern, mucosal nodularity, a sequence of change from mucosal defects to mucosal cicatricial lesions, and perhaps (although of doubtful relevance) mucosal pseudomembranes. A causal connection of mucosal defects with the use of lansoprazole seems to exist. Adoption of the proposed lesion description herein is recommended in order to improve homogeneity of future reports.
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