Diagnostic Lessons from a Complex Case of Postintestinal Transplantation Enteropathy

Figure 1

Histological sections of the transplanted bowel taken in April 2016 prior to complete explantation. (a) shows ulceration with a fibrinous exudate and granulation tissue formation consistent with severe colitis. (b) shows ulceration to the level of the muscularis propria as well as abundant ulcer slough consistent with our assertion that the regenerative state of the bowel could not be assessed adequately by histology.

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