TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnosis of gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease
AU - Iqbal, Nuzhat
AU - Salzman, Donna
AU - Lazenby, Audrey J.
AU - Wilcox, C. Mel
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation is becoming increasingly performed for a variety of disorders but primarily for hematological malignancies. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), which often involves the GI tract, is one of the most common complications of this type of transplantation. The diagnosis of GI GVHD can be difficult to establish because of the nonspecific nature of associated symptoms, few diagnostic endoscopic findings, and potential difficulty in making a histological diagnosis. In this review, we summarize current concepts and controversies regarding the diagnostic evaluation for GI GVHD. (C) 2000 by Am. Coll. of Gastroenterology.
AB - Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation is becoming increasingly performed for a variety of disorders but primarily for hematological malignancies. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), which often involves the GI tract, is one of the most common complications of this type of transplantation. The diagnosis of GI GVHD can be difficult to establish because of the nonspecific nature of associated symptoms, few diagnostic endoscopic findings, and potential difficulty in making a histological diagnosis. In this review, we summarize current concepts and controversies regarding the diagnostic evaluation for GI GVHD. (C) 2000 by Am. Coll. of Gastroenterology.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)02043-8
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)02043-8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11095315
AN - SCOPUS:0033755749
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 95
SP - 3034
EP - 3038
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 11
ER -