title: Coeliac disease diagnosed by means of duodenoscopy and endoscopic duodenal biopsy.
abstract: Nineteen patients with suspected coeliac disease were examined by duodenoscopy and biopsy. In all patients a histopathology consistent with coeliac disease was demonstrated in endoscopic biopsies of the duodenal mucosa. On close-up view villous atrophy was seen in vivo. Fourteen patients were re-examined on a gluten-free diet. In 13 patients a restitution of the duodenal mucosa was shown. Duodenoscopy combined with biopsy seems to be a reliable method for the assessment of the mucosal change in coeliac disease.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged