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Both are associated with an increased risk of [[colorectal carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid20485256>{{cite journal |author=Schmidt C, Bielecki C, Felber J, Stallmach A |title=Surveillance strategies in inflammatory bowel disease |journal=Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol |volume=56 |issue=2 |pages=189–201 |year=2010 |month=June |pmid=20485256 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
Both are associated with an increased risk of [[colorectal carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid20485256>{{cite journal |author=Schmidt C, Bielecki C, Felber J, Stallmach A |title=Surveillance strategies in inflammatory bowel disease |journal=Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol |volume=56 |issue=2 |pages=189–201 |year=2010 |month=June |pmid=20485256 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


==Clinical==
=Clinical=
*It is important to differentiate UC and CD as the management is different.  
*It is important to differentiate UC and CD as the management is different.  
*UC patients get pouches... CD patients do not.
*UC patients get pouches... CD patients do not.
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*[[Irritable bowel syndrome]].
*[[Irritable bowel syndrome]].


==Specimens==
=Specimens=
*Biopsies for diagnosis.
*Biopsies for diagnosis.
*Surveillance biopsies - to rule-out dysplasia.
*Surveillance biopsies - to rule-out dysplasia.
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==Microscopic==
=Microscopic=
Features helpful for the diagnosis of IBD - as based on a study:<ref name=pmid10048734>{{cite journal |author=Tanaka M, Riddell RH, Saito H, Soma Y, Hidaka H, Kudo H |title=Morphologic criteria applicable to biopsy specimens for effective distinction of inflammatory bowel disease from other forms of colitis and of Crohn's disease from ulcerative colitis |journal=Scand. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=55–67 |year=1999 |month=January |pmid=10048734 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
Features helpful for the diagnosis of IBD - as based on a study:<ref name=pmid10048734>{{cite journal |author=Tanaka M, Riddell RH, Saito H, Soma Y, Hidaka H, Kudo H |title=Morphologic criteria applicable to biopsy specimens for effective distinction of inflammatory bowel disease from other forms of colitis and of Crohn's disease from ulcerative colitis |journal=Scand. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=55–67 |year=1999 |month=January |pmid=10048734 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
#Basal inflammation, i.e. crypt base, plasmacytosis with severe chronic inflammation.
#Basal inflammation, i.e. crypt base, plasmacytosis with severe chronic inflammation.
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=Specific diagnoses=
==Ulcerative colitis==
==Ulcerative colitis==
*Often abbreviated as ''UC''.
*Often abbreviated as ''UC''.
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=="Indeterminate colitis"==
=="Indeterminate colitis"==
*"Indeterminate colitis" is a confusing term and should be avoided.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Geboes K, Colombel JF, Greenstein A, ''et al.'' |title=Indeterminate colitis: a review of the concept--what's in a name? |journal=Inflamm. Bowel Dis. |volume=14 |issue=6 |pages=850–7 |year=2008 |month=June |pmid=18213696 |doi=10.1002/ibd.20361 |url=}}</ref>
*"Indeterminate colitis" is a confusing term and should be avoided.<ref name=pmid18213696>{{cite journal |author=Geboes K, Colombel JF, Greenstein A, ''et al.'' |title=Indeterminate colitis: a review of the concept--what's in a name? |journal=Inflamm. Bowel Dis. |volume=14 |issue=6 |pages=850–7 |year=2008 |month=June |pmid=18213696 |doi=10.1002/ibd.20361 |url=}}</ref>


===Terminology===
===Suggested terminology===
#IBDU = IBD unclassified.
#IBDU = IBD unclassified.
#CUTE = Colitis of uncertain type or etiology.
#CUTE = Colitis of uncertain type or etiology.
#*Should be reserved for resection specimens only.
#*Should be reserved for resection specimens only.


==Dysplasia-associated lesion or mass==
==Dysplasia-associated lesion or mass==
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==Pouchitis==
==Pouchitis==
===General===
===General===
*Inflammation of an ileal pouch - a treatment for [[ulcerative colitis]].
*Inflammation of an ileal pouch; pouches are a treatment for [[ulcerative colitis]].
**Generally, pouches are ''not'' used in Crohn's disease.
*Chronic pouchitis seen in approximately 15% of patients.<ref name=pmid12617884 >{{Cite journal  | last1 = Gionchetti | first1 = P. | last2 = Amadini | first2 = C. | last3 = Rizzello | first3 = F. | last4 = Venturi | first4 = A. | last5 = Poggioli | first5 = G. | last6 = Campieri | first6 = M. | title = Diagnosis and treatment of pouchitis. | journal = Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol | volume = 17 | issue = 1 | pages = 75-87 | month = Feb | year = 2003 | doi =  | PMID = 12617884 }}</ref>
*Chronic pouchitis seen in approximately 15% of patients.<ref name=pmid12617884 >{{Cite journal  | last1 = Gionchetti | first1 = P. | last2 = Amadini | first2 = C. | last3 = Rizzello | first3 = F. | last4 = Venturi | first4 = A. | last5 = Poggioli | first5 = G. | last6 = Campieri | first6 = M. | title = Diagnosis and treatment of pouchitis. | journal = Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol | volume = 17 | issue = 1 | pages = 75-87 | month = Feb | year = 2003 | doi =  | PMID = 12617884 }}</ref>
*May be assessed by fecal calprotectin.<ref name=pmid18301296>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Johnson | first1 = MW. | last2 = Maestranzi | first2 = S. | last3 = Duffy | first3 = AM. | last4 = Dewar | first4 = DH. | last5 = Forbes | first5 = A. | last6 = Bjarnason | first6 = I. | last7 = Sherwood | first7 = RA. | last8 = Ciclitira | first8 = P. | last9 = Nicholls | first9 = JR. | title = Faecal calprotectin: a noninvasive diagnostic tool and marker of severity in pouchitis. | journal = Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol | volume = 20 | issue = 3 | pages = 174-9 | month = Mar | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f1c9a7 | PMID = 18301296 }}</ref>
*May be assessed by fecal calprotectin.<ref name=pmid18301296>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Johnson | first1 = MW. | last2 = Maestranzi | first2 = S. | last3 = Duffy | first3 = AM. | last4 = Dewar | first4 = DH. | last5 = Forbes | first5 = A. | last6 = Bjarnason | first6 = I. | last7 = Sherwood | first7 = RA. | last8 = Ciclitira | first8 = P. | last9 = Nicholls | first9 = JR. | title = Faecal calprotectin: a noninvasive diagnostic tool and marker of severity in pouchitis. | journal = Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol | volume = 20 | issue = 3 | pages = 174-9 | month = Mar | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f1c9a7 | PMID = 18301296 }}</ref>
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**>50.
**>50.


==See also==
=See also=
*[[Colon]].
*[[Colon]].
*[[Colorectal tumours]].
*[[Colorectal tumours]].
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*[[Intestinal polyps]].
*[[Intestinal polyps]].


==References==
=References=
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}


==External links==
=External links=
*[http://kathrin.unibas.ch/game/diffdiag01/index.html Crohn's disease vs. ulcerative colitis vs. pseudomembranous colitis puzzle (unibas.ch)] in a collection of [http://kathrin.unibas.ch/game/index.html games] by [http://kathrin.unibas.ch/kathrin/ Katharina Glatz-Krieger].
*[http://kathrin.unibas.ch/game/diffdiag01/index.html Crohn's disease vs. ulcerative colitis vs. pseudomembranous colitis puzzle (unibas.ch)] in a collection of [http://kathrin.unibas.ch/game/index.html games] by [http://kathrin.unibas.ch/kathrin/ Katharina Glatz-Krieger].


[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]]
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