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ArticleCase reports in gastroenterology

Endoscopic versus Laparoscopic Full-Thickness Biopsy in the Pathological Evaluation of the Enteric Nervous System.

Bodil Ohlsson, Rita J Gustafsson, Ervin Toth, Bèla Veress, Henrik Thorlacius

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Article in Case reports in gastroenterology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bodil OhlssonaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Rita J GustafssonbDepartment of Gastroenterology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Ervin TothbDepartment of Gastroenterology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Bèla VeresscDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Biology, Unilabs AB, Skövde, Sweden.
Henrik ThorlaciusdDepartment of Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Lund University · SEUniversity of Skövde · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A full-thickness biopsy of the bowel wall is required to evaluate the enteric nervous system. A patient with aggravating gastrointestinal symptoms underwent a laparoscopic full-thickness biopsy of the ileum and, 1 year later, an endoscopic full-thickness biopsy of the sigmoid colon. Both samples showed enteric neuropathy characterized by vacuolated and enlarged neurons. The length of the myenteric plexus was greater in the endoscopic (23 mm) compared to the laparoscopic (11 mm) biopsy, with fewer tissue artefacts in the endoscopic approach [corrected]. Clinical deterioration was paralleled by enteric neuropathy with an increase in the percentage of vacuolated and enlarged enteric neurons from 24 to 35%.

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Enteric dysmotilityEnteric neuropathyFull-thickness biopsyGastrointestinal symptoms

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PMID29515343
PMCPMC5836257
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