Pruebas FIT en la anemia por deficiencia de hierro: un análisis retrospectivo

Gaius Longcroft-Wheaton1

  • 1Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Cosham.

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Resumen

La prueba inmunohistoquímica fecal (FIT) tiene un valor predictivo negativo (VPN) más bajo para el cáncer colorrectal en pacientes con anemia por deficiencia de hierro (ADH) que en grupos de bajo riesgo. Se necesitan más estudios multicéntricos para determinar si la FIT es suficiente para descartar la colonoscopia en personas con ADH.

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