Mo1125 THE USE OF CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY FOR DIAGNOSIS OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA- A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

Many patients who present with undiagnosed iron deficiency anemia (IDA) are presumed to have occult gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding as the cause. When investigations include a negative upper endoscopy and colonoscopy, a negative celiac antibody screen and there is no obvious GI source of blood loss, occult GI bleeding from a small bowel source is considered and capsule endoscopy (CE) is pursued. Recent guidelines on the use of CE published in Gasroenterology suggested that CE is indicated in only selected cases of iron deficiency anemia; however, evidence on the yield of CE in IDA and how to optimally select cases is limited.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Monday abstract Source Type: research