Role of biopsy in diagnosis and treatment of adult celiac disease
Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench,
Vol. 11 No. 3 (2018),
2 June 2018
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Page 191-196
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v0i0.1329
Abstract
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated enteropathy that characteristically responds to treatment with a gluten-free diet. In most, clinical features improve with resolution of diarrhea and weight loss. Serological studies also tend to normalize. Despite this, a mucosal inflammatory process may persist, especially in the proximal small intestine. In celiac disease, resolution of histopathological changes can occur within 6 months, but often, more than a year is required, sometimes, 2 years or more. Changes are not only time-dependent, but appear to be gender-dependent with resolution more readily achieved in females compared to males, and age-dependent with more persistence of the inflammatory process in the elderly compared to younger patients. Future studies need to take into account the individual nature of the normal mucosal healing process in celiac disease treated with a gluten-free diet.
Keywords:
- Celiac disease
- Refractory and Unclassified Sprue
- Gluten-sensitive Enteropathy
- Endoscopic Biopsy
How to Cite
Freeman, H. J. (2018). Role of biopsy in diagnosis and treatment of adult celiac disease. Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench, 11(3), 191–196. https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v0i0.1329
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