UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSIES AND PEDIATRIC CROHN'S DISEASE
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Abstract
Introduction: The role of gastric biopsies in the diagnosis of pediatric Crohn's disease (CD) have not been well established. To date, histological changes associated with upper gastrointestinal(GI) CD include granuloma and focal (enhanced) active gastritis. Aim: To determine the role of upper GI biopsies and particularly gastric biopsies in the diagnosis of pediatric CD. Methods: A cohort of randomly selected IBD patients was chosen from the British Columbia Children's (BCCH) IBD database (age 5-17 years) diagnosed with CD, ulcerative colitis (UC) and indeterminate colitis between 1998-2005. Only patients with both upper and lower GI tract biopsies taken at diagnosis were included. Two blinded pathologists reviewed all at diagnosis H&E stained slides. Standard histological criteria were used to diagnose CD and UC. H&E stained slides of esophageal, duodenal, gastric antral and body biopsies were coded and examined for focal/diffuse, superficial/deep, acute/chronic inflammation, focal enhanced gastritis, cryptitis and granuloma. Results: Sixty-two patients (31 males, age range 5-17 years, mean age 12.5 years) were identified; 46 CD, 9 UC, 4 IC and 3 with non-specific inflammation. CD patients demonstrated inflammation in the antrum (34/46, 74%), body (33/46,71%), esophagus (28/46, 60%) and duodenum (24/46, 52%). In antral biopsies, chronic superficial/deep inflammation was evident in 34/34 positive biopsies, chronic diffuse inflammation in 25/34 (74%) and chronic multifocal inflammation in 17/34 (50%). Focal active gastritis was observed in 23/34 CD patients (68%). Granuloma was observed in 14/34 CD patients (41%) involving the gastric body, 5/14 (35%), antrum, 4/14 (28%), esophagus, 4/14 (28%) and duodenum, 2/14 (14%). Non-specific gastritis was observed in 66% of UC patients. Conclusions: Gastric biopsies and particularly antral biopsies appear useful in the identification of children with CD. Further studies are required to examine the usefulness of gastric biopsies in the diagnosis of Crohn's disease.
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