ArticleUnited European gastroenterology journal2021
European guidelines on microscopic colitis: United European Gastroenterology and European Microscopic Colitis Group statements and recommendations.
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External Validation of a Clinical Scoring System to Predict Microscopic Colitis in Patients With Chronic Watery Diarrhoea
Intestinal Microbiome Adherent to the Mucosa in Microscopic Colitis in Comparison With Patients With Advanced Colon Adenomas
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108 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 206 citations in OpenAlex.
- Heterogeneity in Histological Evaluation of Microscopic Colitis in Randomized Clinical Trials: An Umbrella Review.Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Risk Factors for Microscopic Colitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Pooled it
- Advancements in Image-Based Analyses for Morphology and Staging of Colon Cancer: A Comprehensive Review.BioMed research international · 2025Pooled it
- Complementary and alternative medicine mention and recommendations in inflammatory bowel disease guidelines: systematic review and assessment using AGREE II.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Pooled it
- Microbiome Composition in Microscopic Colitis: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- Budesonide as induction therapy for incomplete microscopic colitis: A randomised, placebo-controlled multicentre trial.United European gastroenterology journal · 2021Trial
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- Letter to the Editor: Less can be more, rethinking colonic biopsy strategies for microscopic colitis in the era of green endoscopy.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026Article
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- Drug-induced microscopic colitis: a systematic review of implicated agents and case-level causality.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- Co-existence of Ménétrier's Disease and Collagenous Colitis: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Resolution of Levodopa/Dopa-Decarboxylase Inhibitor-Associated Microscopic Colitis with Subcutaneous Foslevodopa/Foscarbidopa: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2026Review
- Plasma FABP2, IL-10, and LPS in Microscopic Colitis: An Exploratory Study of Their Biomarker Potential.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Right biopsy protocol for microscopic colitis: Reduced workload and carbon footprint while maintaining diagnostic accuracy.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026Article
- Lansoprazole-Induced Microscopic Colitis Mimicking Anticancer Drug-Related Diarrhea During Lenvatinib and Pembrolizumab Combination Therapy: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Detection of collagen band-associated regions in H&E-stained colonic biopsies of collagenous colitis patients using superpixel-based feature extraction and neural network classification.Diagnostic pathology · 2026Article
- Cutaneous Manifestations and Dermatologic Adverse Events in IBD: A Clinical Update.Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2026Review
- Integrated Multi-Omic Analysis Identifies Altered Colonic Brush Border Profile as a Key Feature of Microscopic Colitis.United European gastroenterology journal · 2026Article
- Resource Optimization in the Examination of Macroscopic Normal Colon Mucosa.Endoscopy international open · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionMicroscopic colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterised by normal or almost normal endoscopic appearance of the colon, chronic watery, nonbloody diarrhoea and distinct histological abnormalities, which identify three histological subtypes, the collagenous colitis, the lymphocytic colitis and the incomplete microscopic colitis. With ongoing uncertainties and new developments in the clinical management of microscopic colitis, there is a need for evidence-based guidelines to improve the medical care of patients suffering from this disorder.
methodsGuidelines were developed by members from the European Microscopic Colitis Group and United European Gastroenterology in accordance with the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II instrument. Following a systematic literature review, the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation methodology was used to assess the certainty of the evidence. Statements and recommendations were developed by working groups consisting of gastroenterologists, pathologists and basic scientists, and voted upon using the Delphi method.
resultsThese guidelines provide information on epidemiology and risk factors of microscopic colitis, as well as evidence-based statements and recommendations on diagnostic criteria and treatment options, including oral budesonide, bile acid binders, immunomodulators and biologics. Recommendations on the clinical management of microscopic colitis are provided based on evidence, expert opinion and best clinical practice.
conclusionThese guidelines may support clinicians worldwide to improve the clinical management of patients with microscopic colitis.
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