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Value of routine duodenal mucosal biopsies in the evaluation of anemia in a large Australian referral centre

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Small bowel mucosal biopsies (SBBx) are routinely performed to investigate unexplained anemia; however, previous studies have demonstrated a low yield in diagnosing celiac disease. Our aim was to determine the yield of routine SBBx in a large cohort of patients who underwent gast...

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Autores principales: Young, Edward, Ooi, Marie, Nguyen, Nam Q
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6206981/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30483588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12064