High-resolution narrow-band imaging can identify patchy atrophy in celiac disease: targeted biopsy can increase diagnostic yield

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 984-985

  Banerjee, Rupa ^a   Reddy, D Nageshwar ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHROMOENDOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; LETTER; MAGNIFYING ENDOSCOPY; NARROW BAND IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDITY;

ATROPHY; BIOPSY; CELIAC DISEASE; DUODENOSCOPY; DUODENUM; HUMANS;

EID: 62649098328     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.07.012     Document Type: Letter

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