Is double-balloon enteroscopy an accurate method to diagnose small-bowel disorders?
1. DBE is a safe and and accurate method to diagnose small bowel disorders; 2. this method permits chromoscopy, biopsies and treatment of the lesions.
No significance was demonstrated in either the appendectomy or tonsillectomy group. Surgical removal of mucosal associated lymphoid tissue does not appear to prevent the development of adult onset coeliac disease.