Resumen

AREVALO, F, ARIAS STELLA CASTILLO, J, MONGE, E et al. Biopsia de colon: características histológicas en diferentes tipos de Colitis Crónica. Rev. gastroenterol. Perú, abr./jun. 2008, vol.28, no.2, p.140-149. ISSN 1022-5129.

In the last few years a variety of new forms of chronic colitis have been described with defined histological characteristics. It is important both for the gastroenterologists and pathologists to be acquainted with this new clinic pathological entities. The present article is a review of the anatomo-pathological characteristics of the different types of colitis.

Palabras llave: Colitis; Histopathology.