A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE RELATING TO THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FUNCTIONAL AND INFLAMMATORY INTESTINAL DISEASES

Abstract

In order to improve the presentation of morphological characteristics and histological findings, we have compiled our own practical experience in everyday pathological and anatomical diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the data from the main literature. The microscopic appearance of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is frequently depicted by a combination of fundamental histologic characteristics that are occasionally regarded pathognomonic and can be observed in other disorders. It is impossible to diagnose Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis with a single histologic characteristic by itself.When many symptoms are considered concurrently, when alterations in one or more intestinal segments are examined, and when the detected alterations are contrasted with the illness's clinical manifestation, the diagnostic precision rises.