EME of the duodenum revealed 4 different mucosal ... EME was more sensitive than standard endoscopy for detecting villous atrophy, 100% versus 58% in CD and 93% versus 20% in TS.

Villous atrophy occurs when your intestinal villi—the microscopic, finger-like tentacles that line the wall of your small intestine—erode away, leaving a virtually flat surface. Celiac disease ...

2000 10 24-68 Collagenous sprue (n=5); thin mucosa (3); duodenal ulceration (1); continued flat mucosa (1) Died: 3 Cellier et al., 1998 6 40-69 Partial to total villus atrophy; ulcerative ...