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

Ohlsson, Bodil LU ; Gustafsson, Rita J. LU ; Toth, Ervin LU ; Veress, Bèla LU and Thorlacius, Henrik LU (2018) In Case Reports in Gastroenterology 12(1). p.32-40
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 laparoscopic approach. 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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keywords
Enteric dysmotility, Enteric neuropathy, Full-thickness biopsy, Gastrointestinal symptoms
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Case Reports in Gastroenterology
volume
12
issue
1
pages
32 - 40
publisher
Karger
external identifiers
  • pmid:29515343
  • scopus:85041014499
ISSN
1662-0631
DOI
10.1159/000486390
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English
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