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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2013; 19(46): 8562-8570
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8562
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8562
Endoscopic tools for the diagnosis and evaluation of celiac disease
Gianluca Ianiro, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Cammarota, Gastroenterology Unit, “A. Gemelli” University Hospital, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, IT-00168 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: All the authors contributed equally to this paper.
Correspondence to: Gianluca Ianiro, MD, Gastroenterology Unit, “A. Gemelli” University Hospital, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, IT-00168 Rome, Italy. gianluca.ianiro@hotmail.it
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Received: March 19, 2013
Revised: March 25, 2013
Accepted: April 27, 2013
Published online: December 14, 2013
Processing time: 277 Days and 15.8 Hours
Revised: March 25, 2013
Accepted: April 27, 2013
Published online: December 14, 2013
Processing time: 277 Days and 15.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder induced, in genetically predisposed people, by the ingestion of proteins rich in proline and glutamine. The aim of this review is to focus on the new endoscopic tools and techniques developed over the last years which can be useful in the diagnosis and the follow-up of CD.