The yield of colonic biopsy in the evaluation of chronic unexplained diarrhea

Conclusion: Overall, these associations suggest that specific diagnoses lead to more biopsies, rather than more biopsies leading to more diagnoses. Colonoscopy is a successful tool in the workup of chronic diarrhea, yielding a definitive diagnosis in almost one-fifth of all patients. As an added benefit, it also contributes to cancer prevention through the incidental findings of colonic neoplasm.
Source: European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Articles: Diarrhoea Source Type: research