Histopathology of inflammatory bowel disease - Position statement of the Pathologists of the Italian Group for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IG-IBD) and Italian Group of Gastrointestinal Pathologists (GIPAD-SIAPEC)

Dig Liver Dis. 2020 Mar;52(3):262-267. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.11.005. Epub 2019 Dec 26.

Abstract

Diagnosis of the inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) relies mainly on the histopathological examination of endoscopic biopsies of the gastrointestinal tract. To facilitate the accurate diagnosis of these two conditions, this paper addresses key issues on the: (A) gastrointestinal biopsy procedure, (B) histomorphological characteristics of UC and CD, and (C) diagnosis of dysplasia. The 13 statements presented here represent the consensus of two groups of Italian pathologists (IG-IBD and GIPAD).

Keywords: Basal plasmacytosis; Crohn’s disease; Dysplasia; Granulomas; Histopathological report; Mucosal healing; Ulcerative colitis.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Colitis, Microscopic / pathology
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / complications
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / pathology
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / complications
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Crohn Disease / complications
  • Crohn Disease / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
  • Gastrointestinal Tract / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / diagnosis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / pathology*
  • Italy