Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the amount of lymphoid tissue associated with the rectal mucosa obtained by rectal biopsy and the possibility of two consecutive biopsies at different time interv
The increased incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has become a global phenomenon over the last two decades that could be related to adoption of a Western life-style. Westernization of dietar
Introduction: Detecting non-cavitary epithelioid cell granuloma by gastrointestinal biopsy is important in the initial diagnosis of Crohn’s disease (CD). In the present study, we aimed to determine th
