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The value of a biopsy in celiac disease follow up: assessment of the small bowel after 6 and 24 months treatment with a gluten free diet.

Amir SadeghiNeda RadSara AshtariMohammad Rostami-NejadAfshin MoradiMahrokh HaghbinKamran RostamiUmberto VoltaMohammad Reza Zali
Published in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2021)
the results of this study show that histological recovery in patients with Marsh ≥ III is slow and does not correlate with symptomatic improvement. We suggest that the long-term effects of a GFD can play an important role in achieving histological improvement, especially in older patients.
Keyphrases
  • celiac disease
  • small bowel
  • physical activity
  • weight loss
  • ultrasound guided
  • fine needle aspiration
  • clinical evaluation