CONTEXT The correct diagnosis and effective treatment of Helicobacter pylori gastric infection are essential in controlling this infection. OBJECTIVE To compare the diagnostic value of three tests based in endoscopic gastric biopsies histopathological evaluation with hematoxylin-eosin (H-E) staining, urease rapid test and microbiological culture for detecting Helicobacter pylori active infect...

The recurrent goiter is the regrowth of thyroid tissue after thyroidectomy. An inadequate surgical removal of the thyroid gland, lack of substitution therapy and pathological stimulation of the thyroid growth can all promote the recurrence. The aim of this study was to find the connection between the histopathological findings during the first and second operation and the recurrence of goiter. ...

Identifying the histopathologic consequences of severe endocrine disruption in the male reproductive system is not difficult. Marked changes in organ weights of the various tissues are accompanied by significant morphologic changes in the same tissues. Detection of weak endocrine disrupting activity is much more difficult because the weight changes, and more importantly the histopathologic chan...

Myxomas are rare neoplasms of mesenchymal origin. Diagnostic evaluation requires histopathological confirmation. We report a rare case of atypical orbital myxoma with radiographic and histopathological correlation.

INTRODUCTION Bladder neck contracture is a well-known complication following some urologic surgical procedures. Regardless of the surgical procedure, any specimen resected should be submitted for histopathological evaluation worldwide. However, the charges of histopathological evaluation may bring a heavy burden to the hospital and health care system. Also, waiting the period of the pathologica...

Aim of the study Was to evaluate liver disease severity in children with chronic viral hepatitis using the FibroTest and ActiTest (FT/AT), and compare the results with the liver biopsy. Material and methods The study included 11 treatment-naïve children [mean age, 9.0 ± 3.0 years, 10 infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), and 1 with hepatitis B virus (HBV)] who underwent an FT/AT. Ten of the ...