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Biopsy of rectum (procedure)

Known as: Biopsy of Rectum, Rectal Biopsy, biopsies rectal 
Removal of rectal tissue, for microscopic examination.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Patterns of colonic involvement at initial presentation in ulcerative colitis: a retrospective study of 46 newly diagnosed cases.
Studies have shown that rectal sparing and patchiness develop in treated and longstanding ulcerative colitis (UC), making the… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Is rectal biopsy necessary in irritable bowel syndrome?
Many physicians obtain a rectal biopsy from patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in order to exclude melanosis coli and… 
1991
1991
Ion exchange chromatography of purified colonic mucus glycoproteins in inflammatory bowel disease: absence of a selective subclass defect.
Previous reports of a selective mucin subclass defect in ulcerative colitis have been reassessed using high performance… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
What is colitis? Statistical approach to distinguishing clinically important inflammatory change in rectal biopsy specimens.
Measurements of mucosal dimension, architecture, and cell counts in both lamina propria and epithelium were made on rectal biopsy… 
1988
1988
Biochemical and Morphologic Aspects of Peroxisomes in the Human Rectal Mucosa: Diagnosis of Zellweger Syndrome Simplified by Rectal Biopsy
ABSTRACT: Rectal mucosa biopsy specimens from five controls and three infants with Zellweger syndrome were investigated… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Response to drug therapy in Crohn's disease: evaluation by rectal biopsy and mucosal cell counts.
Improvement in Crohn's disease after drug therapy was evaluated in 38 patients with evidence of rectal disease at sigmoidoscopy… 
1983
1983
Proctocolitis induced by salicylate and associated with asthma and recurrent nasal polyps.
Une observation. Remission complete de la proctocolite apres suppression de tous composes salicyles et apparentes. Recidive apres… 
1977
1977
An improved method for the determination of acetylcholinesterase activity in rectal biopsy tissue from patients with Hirschsprung's disease.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The histopathology of acute intestinal amebiasis. A rectal biopsy study.
an arbitrary 0 to 4+ grading. In the plane of sectioning was the thickness of the mucosa was measured micrometer eyepiece… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Sigmoidoscopy and cytology in the detection of microscopic disease of the rectal mucosa in ulcerative colitis
EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS This study confirms the value of both the sigmoidoscopic assessment and the cytology of the mucosal secretion… 
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