Crypts in Asymmetric Fission in Endoscopic Biopsies from German Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Cross-cut crypts in symmetric fission found in endoscopic biopsies from German patients with inflammatory bowel disease. A and B: Cross-cut crypts in symmetric fission (at arrows) interspersed with crypts with architectural distortions (irregular contours, varying in size and shape, surrounded by chronic inflammation (H&E A original ×10, and B original ×4). C-H: Other examples of cross-cut crypts in symmetric fission; F and H disclose the point of symmetric crypt fission typified by the epithelium septum dividing the branching crypt (H&E, C and D original ×10, E-H, original ×40).
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Cross-cut crypts in asymmetric fission found in endoscopic biopsies from German patients with inflammatory bowel disease. A: Cross-cut crypts in asymmetric fission near the surface epithelium of the colon (H&E original × 4), B-H: Other examples of cross-cut crypts in asymmetric fission. Note the asymmetry in the lumen of the branching crypts; other crypts show more than two lumina (H&E B-H original ×20).