Performing routine follow-up biopsy 1 year after diagnosis does not affect long-term outcomes in coeliac disease.
H PekkiKalle KurppaM MäkiH HuhtalaK LaurilaT IlusK KaukinenPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2017)
Severe disease at diagnosis predicted the record of a repeat biopsy and incomplete mucosal recovery. Neither lacking biopsy nor incomplete recovery in a relative short time span of 1 year was associated with poorer long-term outcome, although survival bias cannot be excluded.