Do patients with iron deficiency without anemia benefit from an endoscopic examination?

CONCLUSIONSThe prevalence of gastrointestinal lesions in patients with and without anemia was similar but malignancy was eight times less frequent in the ID group. Systematic endoscopic evaluation in patients with ID is therefore questionable.

Source: Journal of Digestive Diseases - August 30, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ana Garc ía García de Paredes, Carlos Teruel Sánchez‐Vegazo, Nerea Hernanz Ruiz, Carlos Ferre Aracil, Enrique Rodríguez de Santiago, Lara Aguilera Castro, María Sierra Morales, Agustín Albillos Tags: Original Article Source Type: research