Omitting duodenal biopsy in children with suspected celiac disease and extra-intestinal symptoms.

Mauro BozzolaCristina MeazzaChiara GertosioSara PaganiDaniela LarizzaValeria CalcaterraOmbretta LuinettiGiovanni FarelloCarmine TinelliLorenzo Iughetti

Published in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2017)

On the basis of the present study, diagnosis of CD can be reliably performed without a duodenal biopsy in children with only extra-intestinal symptoms.

Keyphrases

celiac disease
young adults
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
sleep quality
physical activity
depressive symptoms