A correct diagnosis of celiac disease is very important. Testing options include a blood test or an endoscopy. A blood test is the most common test because it is easy and can provide a clear answer.

Video capsule endoscopy (VCE ... VCE is also a useful diagnostic tool in small bowel Crohn's disease, celiac disease, surveillance of polyps, small bowel malignancy and drug-induced small bowel ...

Inability to absorb nutrients can lead to symptoms such as diarrhea and weight loss, but symptoms can also be very subtle.

although others can tolerate small quantities of these foods. All, however, must give a wide berth to gluten-containing wheat and rye products. The incidence of coeliac disease is roughly in the ...

I’ve been diagnosed with silent celiac disease at the late age of 62, but I probably had it for decades. (It may have led to ...

Lübbers and colleagues recommend a follow-up biopsy in patients with celiac disease in order to confirm a successful gluten-free diet. The members of the scientific advisory board of the German ...

Coeliac disease is a serious, lifelong genetic digestive condition in which the immune system attacks itself when gluten is eaten, damaging the lining of the small intestine. As a result of this ...

Celiac disease is a chronic disease that ... that allows a sample of tissue to be taken from the small intestine for analysis. A capsule endoscopy may also be ordered. It uses a tiny, wireless ...

small bowel Crohn's disease and small bowel malignancy. Intraoperative endoscopy can also be used as a method for diagnosis if VCE fails, or as a therapeutic procedure for the findings of VCE.