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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
2
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1998-9-4
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A clinically valuable interpretation of esophageal biopsy specimens begins with well-prepared histologic sections. This may be especially true for reflux esophagitis and Barrett's glandular dysplasia. To determine exactly which histologic procedures are used by experts in gastrointestinal pathology, a checklist survey was mailed to 50 members of the Gastrointestinal Pathology Society. Responses were received from 42 (84%). Formalin, used 80% of the time, is overwhelmingly the most popular fixative. Orientation of biopsy material before further processing is performed in 36% of the institutions, most often (53%) by an endoscopy technician. The most frequently used (60%) substrate for orientation is filter material. The most common (83%) routine procedure uses only H&E staining. Others routinely add a mucin reaction to the H&E. Eleven different practices for sectioning are used; the most common (43%) is serial step sectioning at 3 levels. One third of the responders had a formal surveillance program for patients with Barrett's esophagus. For esophageal biopsy specimens, a broad spectrum of histologic practices exists. Trends for the more complex histotechnologic procedures to be used by those involved in screening for dysplastic Barrett's epithelium are evident.
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| pubmed:commentsCorrections | |
| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Aug
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| pubmed:issn |
0002-9173
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
110
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
219-23
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:9704621-Barrett Esophagus,
pubmed-meshheading:9704621-Biopsy,
pubmed-meshheading:9704621-Data Collection,
pubmed-meshheading:9704621-Esophagus,
pubmed-meshheading:9704621-Health Care Costs,
pubmed-meshheading:9704621-Histological Techniques,
pubmed-meshheading:9704621-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:9704621-Population Surveillance,
pubmed-meshheading:9704621-Staining and Labeling
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| pubmed:year |
1998
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Histopathologic practices for esophageal biopsy specimens: survey results and implications for surveillance in patients with Barrett's esophagus.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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