The classic definition of celiac disease includes atrophy of parts of the small bowel as seen on biopsy.

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The pancreas is an organ in the mid-abdomen that secretes digestive fluids through the pancreatic duct into the small bowel.

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Each donor has the potential to help nine people through donation of a heart, lungs, two kidneys, pancreas, liver and small bowel and two corneas.

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The most common cause of pancreatitis is gallstone obstruction of the duct leading from the pancreas to the small bowel, causing the fluids to back up into the pancreas.

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The biopsies can be done through an endoscopy, in which a fiber-optic tube is placed in the mouth and down into the small bowel or through some even less invasive procedures.

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Down the hall are some of the sickest patients in the 16-hospital system, people recovering from liver, small-bowel and pancreas transplants.

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"So this is very good news for the field, " he said, noting the number of patients who have had successful bowel transplants is very small because of difficulty in achieving stable, long-term acceptance of that organ.

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