From: Validation study of villous atrophy and small intestinal inflammation in Swedish biopsy registers
Topic | ≥ 9 out of 10 patients | 5–8/10 patients | 1–4/10 patients | No patient/ never | Total* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biopsy performed prior to CD diagnosis | 172 (96) | 7 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 180 |
Control biopsy performed to verify mucosal healing on gluten-free diet | 64 (36) | 29 (16) | 57 (32) | 30 (17) | 180 |
Gluten provocation and third biopsy performed | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 16 (9) | 161 (90) | 179 |
CD serology is part of "my diagnostic algorithm for CD" | 141 (78) | 14 (8) | 19 (11) | 6 (3) | 180 |
"My patients with CD" receive information about gluten-free diet by health-care personnel | 164 (93) | 1 (0.6) | 4 (2) | 7 (4) | 176 |