Placental Pathology and Case Studies 1 and 2 ... The placenta showed fibrosis and "scarring" of villi, with large clumps of fibrin/fibrinoid between villi. (Figure 9).

At histology, chronic inflammation of the duodenal mucosa with blunting or absence of villi accompanied by crypt hyperplasia is characteristic. Although villous atrophy is not exclusive of celiac ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Villi are tiny, hair-like projections and tissues composed of the cells lining your ...

Villi, tiny finger-like structures that line the inside of the small intestine (SI), are known to interact with the gut bacteria and trigger a protective immune response.