Interpretation of Endoscopic Biopsy - Gastritis, Gastropathies and Beyond

Dr Kim Vaiphei, Professor, has been working in the Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India since 1990 as a faculty member. She has done MBBS from Calcutta University and MD in Pathology from PGIMER, Chandigarh. Dr Vaiphei has worked in London Cancer Centre as a short term of WHO. She is also Fellows of International Union against Cancer (UICC- WHO), National Academy of Medical Sciences India, and Indian College of Pathology. She has been working at various capacities in histopathology department at PGIMER and has been working as a Professor since 2006. Her field of specialization and interest for research has been gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatobiliary pathology. Dr Vaiphei has also completed many intramural as well as extramural research projects. She has received many awards including Dr R N Kasliwal Award by National Academy of Medical Sciences. She has attended many national and international conferences and has more than 300 publications to her credit.

Introduction to endoscopic biopsies.- Handling of biopsies.- Interpretation of endoscopic biopsies.- Special approach to commonly observed organisms in stomach.- Endoscopic biopsy in acute gastritis – infective and non-infective.- Endoscopic biopsy in chronic gastritis – infective and non-infective.- Endoscopic biopsy in diffuse antral gastritis.- Endoscopic biopsy in lymphocytic gastritis and collagenous gastritis.- Endoscopic biopsy in autoimmune gastritis.- Endoscopic biopsy in focally enhanced gastritis.- Endoscopic biopsy in reactive gastropathy.- Endoscopic biopsy in granulomatous gastritis – infective and non-infective.- Endoscopic biopsy in gastric polyps.- Endoscopic biopsy in gastritis cystica profunda.- Endoscopic biopsy in hyperplastic gastropathies.- Endoscopic biopsy in peptic ulcer disease.- Endoscopic biopsy of gastric mucosa in kidney disease.- Endoscopic biopsy in gastric microvasculature.- Endoscopic biopsy in portal hypertensive gastropathies.- Endoscopic biopsyin paediatric gastritis, gastropathies and peptic ulcer disease.- Endoscopic biopsy in gastrointestinal duplications.- Endoscopic biopsy - gastritis versus gastropathy.