Title: Unsuspected celiac disease diagnosed by endoscopic visualization of duodenal bulb micronodules
Abstract: Celiac disease (CD) is a pathologic condition whose true prevalence is probably underestimated because of the high frequency of subclinical 1 Corazza GR Frisoni M Treggiari EA et al. Subclinical celiac sprue: increasing occurrence and clues to its diagnosis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1993; 16: 16-21 Crossref PubMed Scopus (128) Google Scholar or silent 2 Catassi C Ratsch IM Fabiani E et al. Coeliac disease in the year 2000: exploring the iceberg. Lancet. 1994; 343: 200-203 Abstract PubMed Scopus (611) Google Scholar forms that often make its diagnosis very difficult. Endoscopy may be helpful in suggesting this disease, especially if some particular abnormalities are seen in the duodenum during a routine UGI exploration, 3 Brocchi E Corazza GR Caletti GC Treggiari EA Barbara L Gasbarrini G. Endoscopic demonstration of loss of duodenal folds in the diagnosis of celiac disease. N Engl J Med. 1988; 319: 741-744 Crossref PubMed Scopus (153) Google Scholar , 4 Corazza GR Brocchi E Caletti GC Gasbarrini G. Loss of duodenal folds allows diagnosis of unsuspected celiac disease. Gut. 1990; 31: 1080-1081 Crossref PubMed Scopus (27) Google Scholar , 5 McIntyre AS Ng DPK Smith JA Amoah J Long RG. The endoscopic appearance of duodenal folds is predictive of untreated adult celiac disease. Gastrointest Endosc. 1992; 38: 148-151 Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (50) Google Scholar , 6 Maurino E Capizzano H Niveloni S et al. Value of endoscopic markers in celiac disease. Dig Dis Sci. 1993; 38: 2028-2033 Crossref PubMed Scopus (88) Google Scholar , 7 Jabbari M Wild G Goresky CA et al. Scalloped valvulae conniventes: an endoscopic marker of celiac disease. Gastroenterology. 1988; 95: 1518-1522 PubMed Scopus (101) Google Scholar , 8 McCarthy CF Stevens FM. The endoscopic demonstration of celiac disease. Endoscopy. 1976; 8: 177-180 Crossref PubMed Scopus (58) Google Scholar leading to diagnostic biopsies during the same procedure.
Publication Year: 1996
Publication Date: 1996-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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