The Spectrum of Small Intestinal Lesions in Patients with Unexplained Iron Deficiency Anemia Detected by Video Capsule Endoscopy

<i>Background and objectives</i>: Video-capsule endoscopy (VCE) has shown a large range (38&#8315;83%) of diagnostic yield in unexplained iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and obscure-occult bleeding. Therefore, we retrospectively investigated the VCE-detected spectrum and the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Antonella Contaldo, Giuseppe Losurdo, Francesca Albano, Andrea Iannone, Michele Barone, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Mariabeatrice Principi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/3/59