Unexplained iron deficiency anaemia: Is it worthwhile to perform capsule endoscopy?

Maria Elena Riccioni; Riccardo Urgesi; Cristiano Spada; Rossella Cianci; Giorgio Pelecca; Alessandra Bizzotto; Guido Costamagna

doi:10.1016/j.dld.2010.01.023

Unexplained iron deficiency anaemia: Is it worthwhile to perform capsule endoscopy?

Maria Elena Riccioni
, Riccardo Urgesi
, Cristiano Spada
, Rossella Cianci
, Giorgio Pelecca
, Alessandra Bizzotto
, Guido Costamagna

University of Rome Tor Vergata
Gastroenterology Unit

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Abstract

In around 30% of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) cases a definite diagnosis cannot be made.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	560-566
Number of pages	7
Journal	Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
Volume	42
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2010.01.023
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

80 and over
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anemia
Angiodysplasia
Capsule Endoscopes
Child
Crohn Disease
Digestive System
Endoscopy
Female
Gastritis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Humans
Intestinal Neoplasms
Intestinal Polyps
Iron-Deficiency
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult

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Riccioni, M. E., Urgesi, R., Spada, C., Cianci, R., Pelecca, G., Bizzotto, A., & Costamagna, G. (2010). Unexplained iron deficiency anaemia: Is it worthwhile to perform capsule endoscopy? Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver, 42(8), 560-566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2010.01.023

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