Open AccessFeasibility of confocal endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of pediatric gastrointestinal disorders
Author(s) -
Krishnappa Venkatesh,
Marta C. Cohen,
Clair Evans,
Peter Delaney,
Steven Thomas,
C. Taylor,
Ashraf AbouTaleb,
Ralf Kießlich,
Mike Thomson
Publication year - 2009
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.15.2214
Subject(s) - medicine , endomicroscopy , confocal , biopsy , gastroenterology , duodenum , pathology , endoscopy , histology , endoscope , radiology , mathematics , geometry
To evaluate the feasibility and utility of confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) in the description of normal gastrointestinal (GI) mucosa and in the diagnosis of GI disorders in children, in comparison to histology.