When Should Endoscopic Interventions Be Performed in Children with Severe Anemia?

Sag E., GÜVEN B., BAHADIR A., REİS G. P., ÇAKIR M.

TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, vol.57, no.2, pp.168-174, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/turkarchpediatr.2022.21177
  • Journal Name: TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.168-174
  • Keywords: endoscopy, Helicobacter pylori, hypoalbuminemia, nutritional anemia, HELICOBACTER-PYLORI INFECTION, IRON-DEFICIENCY ANEMIA, UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, DIAGNOSTIC YIELD
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Anemia is a common problem in outpatient clinics, and endoscopic interventions are one of the initial steps to rule out the gastrointestinal causes. In this study, we aimed to analyze the diagnostic yield of endoscopic interventions in children with severe anemia.