title: Is jejunal biopsy valuable in the elderly?
abstract: The records of the patients over 65 years undergoing jejunal biopsy in two Liverpool gastroenterology units were obtained. Biopsy failed in four of the 52 cases, diagnostic yield was 12% and only appeared to be of value in confirming the diagnosis of gluten-sensitive enteropathy (adult coeliac disease).
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology*