Adherence to biopsy guidelines increases celiac disease diagnosis
Lebwohl B, Kapel RC, Neugut AI, Green PH, Genta RM. Adherence to biopsy guidelines increases celiac disease diagnosis. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2011, 74: 103-109. PMID: 21601201, PMCID: PMC3651876, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.03.1236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuodenal biopsiesCeliac diseaseClinical practiceDiagnosis rateRetrospective cohort studyProportion of biopsiesRate of adherenceDuodenal biopsy specimensMultivariate logistic regressionIncremental diagnostic yieldCeliac disease diagnosisSmall absolute increaseCohort studyGuideline publicationDegree of adherenceBiopsy specimensDiagnostic yieldRetrospective analysisNew diagnosisBiopsyPatientsLogistic regressionAbsolute increasePathology laboratoryStudy period