Endoscopic evaluation of gastrointestinal tract lesions in patients with iron-deficiency anemia

Table 1 Upper GI endoscopic findings of 43 patients with iron-deficiency anemia

Lesion	Patients, n
Gastric erosions	10
Esophagitis	8
Gastric cancer	6
Gastric ulcer	8
Duodenal ulcer	9
Gastric polyps	1
Esophageal cancer	1
Total lesions	43

Table 2 Colonoscopic findings of 18 patients with iron-deficiency anemia

Lesion	Patients, n
Colon cancer	2
Colon polyp	6
Ulcerative colitis	9
Crohn′s colitis	1
Total lesions	18

Table 3 Findings of 5 patients with both upper and lower gastrointestinal tract lesions and iron-deficiency anemia

Patient	Upper gastrointestinal tract lesion	Lower gastrointestinal tract lesion
1	Esophagitis	Ulcerative colitis
2	Esophagitis	Cancer
3	Duodenal ulcer	Colon polyp
4	Duodenal ulcer	Cancer
5	Gastric cancer	Colon polyp