Narrow-band imaging with magnifying endoscopy for Peyer's patches is useful in predicting the recurrence of remissive patients with ulcerative colitis

Narrow-band imaging with magnifying endoscopy for Peyer's patches is useful in predicting the recurrence of remissive patients with ulcerative colitis

Background/AimsPeyer's patches (PPs) are aggregates of lymphoid follicles that are mainly located in the distal ileum; they play a major role in mucosal immunity. We recently reported that patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) have alterations in PPs that can be detected using narrow-band imagi...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Hiyama, Hideki Iijima, Syoichiro Kawai, Akira Mukai, Eri Shiraishi, Shuko Iwatani, Toshio Yamaguchi, Manabu Araki, Yoshito Hayashi, Shinichiro Shinzaki, Tsunekazu Mizushima, Masahiko Tsujii, Tetsuo Takehara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2016-10-01
Series:Intestinal Research
Subjects:
Colitis, ulcerative
Peyer's patch
Narrow-band imaging
Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-14-314.pdf

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