Open AccessPrevalence of celiac disease in adult patients with refractory functional dyspepsia: Value of routine duodenal biopsy
Author(s) -
Emiliano Giangreco,
Cinzia DʼAgate,
C. Barbera,
Lidia Puzzo,
Giuseppe Aprile,
P. Naso,
Giambattista Bonanno,
Francesco Paolo Russo,
Alessandra Nicoletti,
S. Incarbone,
G. Trama,
Antonio Russo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.6948
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , duodenoscopy , biopsy , endoscopy , prospective cohort study , refractory (planetary science) , peptic , predictive value , duodenum , peptic ulcer , physics , astrobiology
To investigate the prevalence of celiac disease (CD) in adult patients referred to an open access gastroenterology clinic in the south of Italy and submitted to esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (EGD) for evaluation of refractory functional dyspepsia.