title: Diagnosing coeliac disease in children.
abstract: Small bowel biopsies and histology had been the gold standard for diagnosis of coeliac disease, an immune-mediated systemic disorder. European guidelines recommend that in certain symptomatic patients, coeliac disease can be diagnosed without small bowel biopsies. A gluten-free diet is the only method of managing coeliac disease.
authors.affiliation: Specialty Trainee Year 7 in Paediatric Gastroenterology.
authors.forename: Siba P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spray
mesh_terms: D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy; D002648:Child; D055050:Diet, Gluten-Free; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology