Beyond moulage sign and TTG levels: the role of cross-sectional imaging in celiac sprue
Sheedy SP, Barlow JM, Fletcher JG, Smyrk TC, Scholz FJ, Codipilly DC, Al Bawardy BF, Fidler JL. Beyond moulage sign and TTG levels: the role of cross-sectional imaging in celiac sprue. Abdominal Radiology 2017, 42: 361-388. PMID: 28154909, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-016-1006-2.BooksConceptsCeliac diseaseMesenteric lymph node syndromeCross-sectional imaging findingsComplicated celiac diseaseRefractory celiac diseaseLymph node syndromeEarly treatment initiationIngestion of glutenT-cell lymphomaCross-sectional imagingMalabsorptive processesAtypical presentationTreatment initiationImaging findingsSignificant morbidityAutoimmune disordersCeliac sprueEndoscopic investigationTTG levelsCell lymphomaSusceptible individualsSmall intestineGreater riskDiseaseComplimentary modalitiesCross-sectional imaging in refractory celiac disease
Al-Bawardy B, Barlow JM, Vasconcelos RN, Kim ST, Bruining DH, Hansel SL, Sheedy SP, Murray JA, Rubio-Tapia A, Rajan E, Fidler JL, Fletcher JG. Cross-sectional imaging in refractory celiac disease. Abdominal Radiology 2017, 42: 389-395. PMID: 28084545, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-016-1032-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType II refractory celiac diseaseRefractory celiac diseaseCross-sectional imagingCeliac diseaseUlcerative jejunitisSB dilationSmall bowelResultsOne hundred eighteen patientsPattern abnormalitiesT-cell receptor rearrangementsUnique imaging findingsCell receptor rearrangementNon-significant trendType IDuodenal edemaJejunal foldsRefractory symptomsEighteen patientsMesenteric lymphadenopathyImaging findingsRetrospective studyRCD patientsType IIBlinded reviewPatients