Limited utility of endoscopy in young patients without alarm features
Patients without alarm features were less frequently diagnosed with clinically significant diseases on gastroscopy compared to patients presenting with alarm features. No cancers were diagnosed in those without an adequate indication and clinically significant findings were rare in that group.
Authors
- Sigrún H. Lund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3806-2296)
- Einar Stefan Bjornsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-0632)
- Andrea Run Einarsdottir
Institutions
- Reykjavík University (IS)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- National University Hospital of Iceland (IS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-11-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365521.2025.2594778
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05