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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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antral
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Invitro gastric antral biopsies were stimulated by vortex mixing and eicosanoid measurements determined by radioimmunoassay.
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Another of the antral biopsy specimens was Gram stained and cultured.
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Endoscopic gastric antral biopsy specimens were also obtained for urease activity, culture, and histology.
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The antral biopsy specimens were fixed in formalin and processed routinely.
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The peptic activity of antral biopsies was determined in all 122 patients.
colonic
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The patients were given supplementation for one month and colonic biopsy specimens were taken before and at the end of the trial.
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Figure 2 illustrates lysozyme mRNA in a colonic biopsy specimen from a patient with longstanding ulcerative colitis.
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In colonic biopsy specimens from normal and colitic controls inappropriate staining is less evident.
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We showed that luminol enhanced chemiluminescence from colonic mucosa biopsy specimens is increased in patients with ulcerative colitis.
duodenal
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Another patient had severe inflammation and numerous granulomata on histological examination of duodenal biopsies indicating Crohn's disease of the duodenum.
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Decreased concentrations of activated pepsinogen were found in H pylori positive patients only. Duodenal biopsies were tested in 76 patients.
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The absence of a low folate value should not deter the physician from obtaining a duodenal biopsy specimen.
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The opportunity should be used to obtain duodenal biopsy specimens.
endoscopic
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All endoscopic biopsy specimens and gastrectomy material were reviewed and classified according to the proposals of Isaacson etal.
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Where a malignant cause for the stricture was suspected, this was excluded by endoscopic biopsies and cytological examination.
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The incidence of pancreatitis after endoscopic biopsy of the papilla is unknown.
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In the remaining seven patients the diagnosis was made after colectomy and synchronous pouch formation despite preoperative endoscopic biopsies suggesting ulcerative colitis.
gastric
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Patients underwent gastric endoscopy with biopsy specimens taken for determination of the histological endocrine cell status.
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The protein was further shown to inhibit cAMP release of gastric fundic biopsies and to prevent its stimulation by histamine.
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Invitro gastric antral biopsies were stimulated by vortex mixing and eicosanoid measurements determined by radioimmunoassay.
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Grossly normal appearing gastric biopsy specimens were taken from healthy volunteers.
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Repeated gastric biopsies did not show progression to a higher grade lymphoma in any of the patients.
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Endoscopic gastric antral biopsy specimens were also obtained for urease activity, culture, and histology.
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In the gastric mucosal biopsy specimens a severe phlegmonous inflammation was found.
intestinal
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A small intestinal biopsy specimen was taken from the third part of the duodenum, and routinely processed for histological examination.
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Four of the nine patients requiring a small intestinal biopsy had impaired linear growth emphasising the potential serious effects of this illness.
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Nine patients with Cryptosporidium, chronic diarrhoea and severe failure to thrive had a proximal small intestinal biopsy performed.
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In eight of the 11 patients, full thickness intestinal biopsy specimens were available for histological examination.
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We and others have described the histological characteristics of full thickness intestinal biopsies in patients with visceral myopathy and neuropathy.
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Full thickness intestinal biopsy specimens were obtained in eight of the children.
jejunal
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The morphometric parameters of the jejunal biopsy specimens before and after challenge were analysed by the discriminant function analysis.
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Linaker and Calam found coeliac disease in 12% of patients aged 65 years or over having jejunal biopsy for anaemia.
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The timing of the jejunal biopsies , antigliadin antibody test, and sugar intestinal permeability test is shown in Figure 1.
mucosal
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Six mucosal biopsy specimens were taken from the antrum and four from both the corpus and fundus of the stomach.
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Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy were macroscopically normal and mucosal biopsy specimens were obtained.
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Standard haematoxylin and eosin stained preparations were scored according to the inflammatory scale previously established for use in reservoir mucosal biopsy tissue.
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The two non-inflammatory bowel disease cultures were from mucosal biopsies , one grew spheroplasts and the other acid fast bacilli.
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These patients were receiving no treatment at the time of mucosal biopsy .
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In the gastric mucosal biopsy specimens a severe phlegmonous inflammation was found.
normal
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Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy were macroscopically normal and mucosal biopsy specimens were obtained.
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Grossly normal appearing gastric biopsy specimens were taken from healthy volunteers.
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Another patient developed a persistent hepatitis of unknown aetiology at six months followed by a normal biopsy specimen at 15 months.
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The other five were histologically normal colonoscopic biopsy specimens taken from children investigated for abdominal pain.
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The concentrations of urokinase type plasminogen activator in the duodenum resemble the quantities found in normal stomach tissue biopsy specimens.
rectal
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Furthermore, rectal biopsy specimens were obtained from each twin in whom sigmoidoscopy could be carried out.
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Sigmoidoscopy and rectal biopsy was performed at entry, day 14, and day 28.
small
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Four of the nine patients requiring a small intestinal biopsy had impaired linear growth emphasising the potential serious effects of this illness.
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Nine patients with Cryptosporidium, chronic diarrhoea and severe failure to thrive had a proximal small intestinal biopsy performed.
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The researchers take a small biopsy the size of a pea.
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Though the numbers affected are small colonoscopic biopsy and histological examination for dysplasia seems to hold no advantage over routine clinical management.
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A small intestinal biopsy specimen was taken from the third part of the duodenum, and routinely processed for histological examination.
■ NOUN
liver
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Sixteen days after liver transplantation a deterioration in liver function tests occurred and liver biopsy showed cytomegalovirus inclusion bodies.
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In some cases, a liver biopsy may also be done.
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Within 48 hours of admission, all patients underwent a haemodynamic study during transjugular liver biopsy .
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Liver function tests and liver biopsy may also help in establishing the diagnosis.
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In four patients cirrhosis of the liver had been diagnosed at histopathological examination of liver biopsies .
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Plugged liver biopsies are both effective and safe when used to perform percutaneous liver biopsies in patients with impaired coagulation.
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A liver biopsy specimen taken from our patient shortly after reperfusion of the graft showed neutrophil infiltration.
sample
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Evaluating more than two biopsy samples leads to an alignment in the number of crypts required to achieve a certain precision.
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Briefly, each biopsy sample was washed thoroughly in three changes of diluent to remove faeces and adherent mucus.
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This might be as a result of the weight of endoscopy biopsy samples .
specimen
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A small intestinal biopsy specimen was taken from the third part of the duodenum, and routinely processed for histological examination.
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In the remaining patient, amyloid deposits of the jejunum were confirmed by intraoperative biopsy specimens .
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Patients underwent gastric endoscopy with biopsy specimens taken for determination of the histological endocrine cell status.
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Another of the antral biopsy specimens was Gram stained and cultured.
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Grossly normal appearing gastric biopsy specimens were taken from healthy volunteers.
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The other biopsy specimen was maintained in organ culture with or without the addition of vitamin D metabolites.
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A flat biopsy specimen was obtained from each of the 42 patients.
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The patients were given supplementation for one month and colonic biopsy specimens were taken before and at the end of the trial.
■ VERB
obtain
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The absence of a low folate value should not deter the physician from obtaining a duodenal biopsy specimen.
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In order to diagnose ovarian cancer, you have to do surgery to obtain a biopsy .
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The opportunity should be used to obtain duodenal biopsy specimens.
perform
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Plugged liver biopsies are both effective and safe when used to perform percutaneous liver biopsies in patients with impaired coagulation.
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At least three months post treatment endoscopy was performed and biopsies were obtained for the same procedures as above.
show
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Liver biopsy showed that this patient already had secondary biliary cirrhosis.
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Sixteen days after liver transplantation a deterioration in liver function tests occurred and liver biopsy showed cytomegalovirus inclusion bodies.
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This was confirmed on computed tomography and biopsy showed it to be a well differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Histological examination Day 3: The biopsies showed moderate to severe inter and intracellular oedema.
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When undertaken, renal biopsy has usually shown interstitial nephritis, although minimal change nephropathy has been reported.
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Again, biopsies showed only chronic inflammation.
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Examination round to the caecum showed no abnormality and biopsy specimens showed normal colonic mucosa.
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Repeated gastric biopsies did not show progression to a higher grade lymphoma in any of the patients.
take
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He took a biopsy of one of them.
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The interval between taking and freezing the biopsy specimens was less than 30 minutes.
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If an area of abnormality is identified a punch biopsy may be taken .
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The researchers take a small biopsy the size of a pea.
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To limit sampling error, we took multiple biopsy specimens at standardised sites.
undergo
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Patients underwent gastric endoscopy with biopsy specimens taken for determination of the histological endocrine cell status.
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Labelling indices remained essentially unchanged in those patient who underwent biopsy twice.
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Patients who achieved complete remission underwent endoscopy with biopsies every six months.
use
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There are some potential disadvantages of using biopsy specimens as opposed to epithelial cell preparations for metabolic studies.
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These studies show that mucosal metabolism can be assessed effectively using biopsy specimens without the need for epithelial cell purification.
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The opportunity should be used to obtain duodenal biopsy specimens.
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For the detection and typing of human papillomavirus we used cervical scrapes instead of biopsy specimens.
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The probability of missing a cervical infection is possibly higher when using biopsy specimens because of inevitable sampling errors.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In 10 patients receiving combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the endoscopic lesions resolved and biopsy specimens were negative.
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Liver function tests and liver biopsy may also help in establishing the diagnosis.
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Temporal artery biopsy is considered the definitive test in establishing the diagnosis.
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The biopsies were fixed in formalin and stained with haematoxylin and eosin.
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The biopsies were immediately frozen at -70°C.
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The endoscopes were sterilised after each examination according to local standards; the biopsy forceps were sterilised by autoclaving.
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The other biopsy specimen was maintained in organ culture with or without the addition of vitamin D metabolites.
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This may partly explain the lack of change in the appearance of the duodenal mucosa on serial biopsy in this condition.