Authors are Yun Wang, PhD, Kevin Turner, DO, Ahmed Bedeir, MD, Parag Patel, DO, and James Gulizia, MD, PhD. This […]
Abstract Category: Gastroenterology
Quantification of the duodenal eosinophil content in adults: anecessary step for an evidence-based diagnosis of duodenaleosinophilia
Genta RM, Sonnenberg A, Turner K. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2018;00:1–8. The normal content of eosinophils in the adult duodenum remains […]
Association of Acute Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease With Esophageal Histologic Changes
Published in May 2016 by JAMA The Journal of the American Medical Association. Authors: Kerry B. Dunbar, MD, PhD; Agoston […]
Healthcare Cost of Over-Diagnosis of Low-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus
Published online by Advances in Therapy, 2016. Authors: Richard H. Lash, Thomas M. Deas, Jr., Frank H. Wians, Jr. Published […]
Geographic Distributions of Microscopic Colitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the United States
Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are characterized by similar geographic distributions. We used a large database of pathology […]
Inverse Association of Esophageal Eosinophilia With Helicobacter pylori Based on Analysis of a US Pathology Database
Evan S. Dellon, Anne F. Peery, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Douglas R. Morgan, Jennifer M. Hurrell, Richard H. Lash, Robert M. […]
Lymphocytic oesophagitis: clinicopathological aspects of an emerging condition
Salima Haque, Robert M. Genta Published in Gut, 2012 Lymphocytic oesophagitis (LyE) has been reported in small series, but no […]
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Prevalent Disease in the United States That Affects All Age Groups
Robert C. Kapel, Jocelyne K. Miller, Carlos Torres, Saime Aksoy, Richard Lash, And David A. Katzka Published in Gastroenterology, 2008 […]
Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus
Signet ring cell carcinoma is a histologic variant of adenocarcinoma characterized by a population of loose tumor cells whose cytoplasm […]
Demographic and Socio-economic Influences on H. pylori-induced Changes to the Gastric Mucosa
Over a lifetime, gastric infection with Helicobacter pylori (Hp) can lead to chronic active gastritis (CAG), chronic inactive gastritis (CIG), […]
The Endoscopically Normal Stomach: Is It Worth a Biopsy?
In the absence of endoscopically visible lesions (such as tumors or ulcers), the gross appearance of the gastric mucosa is […]
Helicobacter pylori Gastritis: Atypical Infections May Be Missed Without the Regular Use of Special Stains
In most patients, Helicobacter pylori infection causes chronic active gastritis, a pattern that prompts pathologists to search for organisms, including […]
Low Prevalence of Villous Atrophy (Marsh 3) in Duodenal Biopsies from Americans of East Asian and Hispanic Ancestry and High Prevalence in Northern Indians
East Asian countries have historically reported low prevalences of celiac disease (CD). Data from Latin America are more varied, but […]
Pathogenetic Differences in the Progression of MLH1 Intact and Deficient Sessile Serrated Adenomas
Sessile serrated adenomas/polyps (SSA) are members of the serrated polyp family, often right sided, and are characterized by wide-bottomed crypts, […]
Subepithelial Fibrosis is a Distinctive Characteristic of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, allergy-related disease in which prolonged eosinophil-predominant inflammation can cause tissue remodeling. The remodeling results […]
