Capsule endoscopy findings in celiac disease associated enteropathy-type intestinal T-cell lymphoma

Endoscopy. 2005 Jun;37(6):594-6. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-861322.

Abstract

Capsule endoscopy is a new technology developed to investigate diseases of the small intestine. It has been shown to be superior to current modalities such as small-bowel radiography and enteroscopy. We describe a patient with long-standing celiac disease who presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss, after many years on a gluten-free diet. The symptom complex and results from small-bowel radiography and computerized tomography raised concern about progression to lymphoma, and ultimately a laparoscopy and small-bowel resection were done for diagnosis. A capsule endoscopy was performed to assess the extent of the patient's enteropathy-type intestinal T-cell lymphoma after three cycles of chemotherapy. We report the first use of capsule endoscopy in the setting of celiac disease associated enteropathy-type intestinal T-cell lymphoma. These endoscopic findings are correlated with those from gross and microscopic pathology and barium small-bowel radiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Celiac Disease / complications
  • Celiac Disease / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endoscopy, Digestive System / methods*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / complications
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / complications
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Miniaturization / instrumentation*
  • Radiography, Abdominal
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed