Usefulness of colonoscopy with biopsy in the evaluation of patients with chronic diarrhea

The American Journal of Gastroenterology
R J ShahR A Giannella

Abstract

Patients referred for chronic diarrhea frequently undergo endoscopic evaluation. There are limited data on the role for colonoscopy with biopsy and ileoscopy for patients with chronic diarrhea. We reviewed the charts of 228 patients with chronic diarrhea evaluated by colonoscopy between November 1995 and March 1998. Chronic diarrhea was defined as loose, frequent bowel movements for a minimum of 4 wk. Patients were excluded if biopsies were not performed in normal colons, if they had undergone previous bowel surgery, a history of inflammatory bowel disease, HIV, or an inadequate colonoscopy. One hundred sixty-eight patients were included in the analysis, of whom 142 (85%) had ileoscopy. Colonoscopy and biopsy yielded a specific histological diagnosis in 52 (31%) patients. These included Crohn's disease (9), ulcerative colitis (7), lymphocytic colitis (10), collagenous colitis (3), ischemic colitis (3), infectious colitis (6), and miscellaneous diseases (14). Ileoscopy yielded significant findings in 3% of patients (four with Crohn's disease and one with infection). Colonoscopy and biopsy is useful in the investigation of patients with chronic diarrhea yielding a histological diagnosis in 31% of patients without a previous diagn...Continue Reading

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