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Coeliac Disease

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Abstract

Celiac disease is a common immune-mediated enteropathy that occurs in genetically predisposed individuals following the ingestion of gluten, a protein found in foods processed from wheat and related grain species. In this chapter an overview is provided regarding the most frequent ultrasonographic findings observed in association with the disease.

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  1. Seconda Divisione Gastroenterologia, IRCCS Fondazione Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore, Policlinico di Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Pad. Granelli. Piano 3 Via F Sforza 35, 20122, Milano, Italy

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  1. Dipto. Gastroenterologia, Università Milano-Bicocca Ospedale Luigi Sacco, Milano, Italy

    Giovanni Maconi

  2. Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan, Italy

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Fraquelli, M. (2012). Coeliac Disease. In: Maconi, G., Bianchi Porro, G. (eds) Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2012_660

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