Celiac under-diagnosed due to too few biopsies during endoscopy, according to Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center, published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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A new study has found that most patients undergoing biopsy of the small intestine do not have the recommended number of samples to diagnose celiac disease. The study, published in the July 2011 issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, analyzed a national database of biopsy specimens maintained by Caris Life Sciences (Irving, TX). More than 100,000 patients had a biopsy of the small intestine, but only 35 percent of them had at least four samples taken, the number recommended by professional guidelines.

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Duodenal bulb biopsy can increase the detection of villous atrophy inpatients with established coeliac disease and those with positivecoeliac serology, a study finds. Until recently, studies had addressedthe number of biopsies needed to make a diagnosis of coeliac diseasebut not the optimal site

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Next-Generation Endoscopic Ultrasound Histology Needle From Cook Medical May Advance Diagnosis Of GI Disorders

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Importance of Celiac Disease Screening During Routine UpperGastrointestinal Endoscopy

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Endoscopy Complications More Common Than Previously Estimated

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In vivo real-time imaging of human duodenal mucosal structures in celiac disease using endocytoscopy

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Celiac Disease Seen on Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Video

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