Small intestinal structure and passive permeability in systemic sclerosis.
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Small intestinal structure and passive permeability in systemic sclerosis.
Seventeen patients with proven systemic sclerosis had a peroral jejunal biopsy performed. Four biopsies were regarded as showing abnormalities, which were mostly confined to the deeper structures, although in two there was a minimal degree of villous atrophy without epithelial cell changes. Passive intestinal permeability, as assessed by the cellobiose/mannitol test, was normal in all patients....
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.21.4.293