Role of routine small intestinal biopsy in adult patient with irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms

Minerva Medica

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 129-134

  Pironti, A ^a   Tadeu, V ^a   Pedroni, A ^a   Porcu, A ^a   Manca, A ^a   Massarelli, G ^a   Realdi, G ^b   Dore, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Duodenitis; Endoscopy

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BREATH ANALYSIS; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLITIS; COLONOSCOPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIVERTICULOSIS; DUODENITIS; DUODENOSCOPY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CELIAC DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; DUODENITIS; DUODENUM; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STOMACH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957657851     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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