Celiac disease: how many biopsies for diagnosis?

Editorial

Peter H R Green. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Jun.

. 2008 Jun;67(7):1088-90.

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.12.035.

No abstract available

Comment in

The problem of biopsies in the diagnosis of celiac disease.
Villanacci V. Villanacci V. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Apr;69(4):983-4. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.07.004. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009. PMID: 19327496 No abstract available.
High-resolution narrow-band imaging can identify patchy atrophy in celiac disease: targeted biopsy can increase diagnostic yield.
Banerjee R, Reddy DN. Banerjee R, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Apr;69(4):984-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.07.012. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009. PMID: 19327498 No abstract available.

How many duodenal biopsy specimens are required to make a diagnosis of celiac disease?
Pais WP, Duerksen DR, Pettigrew NM, Bernstein CN. Pais WP, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Jun;67(7):1082-7. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.10.015. Epub 2008 Mar 4. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008. PMID: 18308317