2015
Performing Colonic Mast Cell Counts in Patients With Chronic Diarrhea of Unknown Etiology Has Limited Diagnostic Use
Sethi A, Jain D, Roland BC, Kinzel J, Gibson J, Schrader R, Hanson JA. Performing Colonic Mast Cell Counts in Patients With Chronic Diarrhea of Unknown Etiology Has Limited Diagnostic Use. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2015, 139: 225-32. PMID: 25611105, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0594-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-power fieldMC countChronic diarrheaMast cell countsUnknown etiologyMast cellsCutoff valueMastocytic enterocolitisLeft colonBiopsy resultsClinical utilityDiscriminatory cutoff valuesCell countC-kit stainConsecutive control patientsMast cell stabilizerSpecific cutoff valuesSingle high-power fieldControl patientsConsecutive patientsNormal biopsiesCell stabilizerCharacteristic analysisStudy groupSpecial stains
2013
Appropriate Use of Special Stains for Identifying Helicobacter pylori
Batts KP, Ketover S, Kakar S, Krasinskas AM, Mitchell KA, Wilcox R, Westerhoff M, Rank J, Gibson J, Mattia AR, Cummings OW, Davison JM, Naini BV, Dry SM, Yantiss RK. Appropriate Use of Special Stains for Identifying Helicobacter pylori. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2013, 37: e12-e22. PMID: 24141174, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000000097.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsH. pylori infectionH. pylori detectionPylori infectionGastric biopsiesH. pyloriPylori detectionHelicobacter pyloriPossible H. pylori infectionDetectable H. pyloriEvaluation of patientsEosin-stained sectionsGastroduodenal injuryInfected patientsImmunohistochemical stainsGastric cancerEosin sectionsSpecial stainsBiopsyAncillary stainsClinical practicePyloriMajor causeStaining studiesAppropriate usePatients