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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2017; 23(24): 4444-4453
Published online Jun 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i24.4444
Published online Jun 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i24.4444
Table 6 Diagnoses regarded as the likely causes of iron deficiency anemia
| Diagnoses | n (%) |
| Upper GI tract | 7 (9.1) |
| Gastric angioectasia(s)1 | 3 (3.9) |
| Gastric polyp(s)1 | 2 (2.6) |
| GAVE | 1 (1.3) |
| Erosive gastritis1 | 1 (1.3) |
| Small bowel | 26 (33.8) |
| Angioectasia(s) | 14 (18.2) |
| Crohn’s disease | 4 (5.2) |
| NSAIDs enteropathy | 2 (2.6) |
| Neoplasia | 2 (2.6) |
| Unspecified enteritis | 2 (2.6) |
| Dieulafoy’s lesion | 1 (1.3) |
| Inflammatory polyp | 1 (1.3) |
| Lower GI tract | 7 (9.1) |
| Angioectasia(s)1 | 4 (5.2) |
| Coloretal cancer | 2 (2.6) |
| Polyp | 1 (1.3) |
- Citation: Rodrigues JP, Pinho R, Silva J, Ponte A, Sousa M, Silva JC, Carvalho J. Appropriateness of the study of iron deficiency anemia prior to referral for small bowel evaluation at a tertiary center. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(24): 4444-4453
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i24/4444.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i24.4444