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Focally enhanced gastritis could help in the diagnosis of paediatric IBD

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 10, page 66 (2013)Cite this article

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Focally enhanced gastritis (FEG) is characterized by small collections of lymphocytes and histiocytes surrounding gastric crypts. Previous studies have suggested that this condition is associated with IBD. Data from the paediatric population, however, are scarce.

Giorgos Choulairas and colleagues conducted a retrospective study to investigate the prevalence of FEG in children with IBD and to assess the ability of FEG to distinguish patients with IBD from those without. Notably, problems with a definitive diagnosis of IBD are quite common in children.

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER

  1. Roka, K. et al. The value of focally enhanced gastritis in the diagnosis of pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases. J. Crohns Colitis doi:10.1016/j.crohns.2012.11.003

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  1. Isobel Franks
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Franks, I. Focally enhanced gastritis could help in the diagnosis of paediatric IBD. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 10, 66 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2012.250

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