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Endoscopic appearance of the jejunum in a patient with gluten-sensitive enteropathy and a gastrojejunostomy

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The jejunum in a patient with gastroenterostomy and gluten-sensitive enteropathy was examined endoscopically. The mucosa was diffusely erythematous without ulceration or friability. Valvulae conniventes were present and normal in number and appearance. Gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic biopsy were proven to be useful procedures in the evaluation of patients with postgastrectomy diarrhea and malabsorption.

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  1. From the Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 14620, Rochester, N.Y.

    Dieter Schwob, Martin S. Kleinman & Michael D. Turner

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Supported by Grant 5-TO-1-AM-05177 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Disease.

Martin S. Kleinman, MD: Advanced Clinical Fellow of the American Cancer Society.

The authors wish to thank Dr. Eric Schenk for help in interpreting and preparing the specimens.

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Schwob, D., Kleinman, M.S. & Turner, M.D. Endoscopic appearance of the jejunum in a patient with gluten-sensitive enteropathy and a gastrojejunostomy. Digest Dis Sci 17, 430–434 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02231295

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