Gastroenterology
Volume 135, Issue 6 , Pages 1870-1876 , December 2008

In Vivo Confocal Endomicroscopy in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Celiac Disease

  • Rupert W.L. Leong

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Associate Professor Rupert W. L. Leong, MBBS, FRACP, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Level 3, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Eldridge Road, Bankstown, New South Wales 2200, Australia. fax: (61) (2) 9722-7752
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  • Nam Q. Nguyen

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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  • Christopher G. Meredith

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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  • Sam Al–Sohaily

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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  • Darko Kukic

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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  • Peter M. Delaney

      Affiliations

    • Optiscan Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Elise R. Murr

      Affiliations

    • Optiscan Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Jim Yong

      Affiliations

    • South West Area Pathology Service, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Sydney, Australia
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  • Neil D. Merrett

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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  • Andrew V. Biankin

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia

Received 23 April 2008 ,Accepted 14 August 2008.

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 The authors disclose the following: this study was partially funded by an Early Career Researcher Faculty Research Grant from The University of New South Wales. The research was investigator-initiated. The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to report with the exception of Elise Murr and Peter Delaney, who are paid employees of Optiscan Pty Ltd, Australia. Optiscan Pty Ltd (E.M., P.D.) supported the instrument for research purposes. Optiscan Pty Ltd were not involved in the running of the study and did not influence the results of the study in any way.

PII: S0016-5085(08)01611-9

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.08.054

Gastroenterology
Volume 135, Issue 6 , Pages 1870-1876 , December 2008