<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Several speakers at the recent Baltimore meeting spoke in detail about the photomicrographic analysis of biopsy specimens from the small intestine, all as a critical step in the diagnosis of celiac. Well, I asked for and got a copy of the "surgical pathology" report (but not any photomicrographs) on my own biopsy samples. Frankly, I'm puzzled as I expected much more detail than I got. Do we also have to worry about the quality of the pathology labs (and their familiarity with celiac), just as we do for the antibody results? Perhaps some professional can comment on what should be in this report (all assuming the biopsy samples provide good cross sections of the surface). Which, if any, stains or biochemical assays on intestinal fluid may also appropriate? Kemp Randolph Long Island [log in to unmask]