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*Look for for any '''mucosal lesions'''. Note any evidence of inflammation, hemorrhage, abscess, perforation or fistula | *Look for for any '''mucosal lesions'''. Note any evidence of inflammation, hemorrhage, abscess, perforation or fistula | ||
*Note the '''thickness''' of the wall | *Note the '''thickness''' of the wall | ||
*Optionally, measure the mesentery | *Optionally, measure the '''mesentery''' | ||
*Note any obvious mesenterial lymph nodes | *Note any obvious mesenterial '''lymph nodes''' | ||
*Sections | *'''Sections''' to submit for microscopy: | ||
:*2 sections of any perforation(s), one section of intact diverticulum, any mucosal lesions, any obvious lymph nodes. | |||
:*If there is no perforation: 3 sections of diverticulum. | |||
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Revision as of 10:30, 12 August 2020
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Presentations
Gross processing
- Identify segment of colon
- Measure length and variations in width
- Inspect the serosa- look for any perforations, adhesions, fistulas and exudate
- If perforation is present, try to probe it from the serosal surface
- Open longitudinally
- Semi-quantitate the number of diverticula – “numerous” if too many to count
- Look for for any mucosal lesions. Note any evidence of inflammation, hemorrhage, abscess, perforation or fistula
- Note the thickness of the wall
- Optionally, measure the mesentery
- Note any obvious mesenterial lymph nodes
- Sections to submit for microscopy:
- 2 sections of any perforation(s), one section of intact diverticulum, any mucosal lesions, any obvious lymph nodes.
- If there is no perforation: 3 sections of diverticulum.
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.
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