Should asymptomatic young men with iron deficiency anemia necessarily undergo endoscopy?

Conclusions: GI lesions including CRC, villous adenoma, IBD, and gastric ulcer were more common in asymptomatic young men with IDA. Our results suggest that EGD and particularly colonoscopy should be recommended even in asymptomatic young men with IDA. PMID: 29294595 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - January 4, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Kim NH, Park JH, Park DI, Sohn CI, Choi K, Jung YS Tags: Korean J Intern Med Source Type: research