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What is flatish looking duodenal mucosa ?

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

↓ed normal villi: The multiple small projections of cells, call villi, which greatly increase surface area for interaction with food are decreased, thus resulting in a flattened appearance. This is somewhat typical of celiac sprue but there are many possibilities.

Answered 7/11/2017

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