and even in patients with pre-biopsy testing the majority were serologically negative (Table 1). Celiac disease was noted as an indication for endoscopy in 11% of patients where serologic testing ...
An endoscopy is performed to obtain a small piece of tissue (biopsy) from your small intestine to see if there is damage stopping your body from taking in nutrients, caused by celiac disease.
Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is being increasingly ... VCE is also a useful diagnostic tool in small bowel Crohn's disease, celiac disease, surveillance of polyps, small bowel malignancy and ...