Diagnostic yield of endoscopy in irritable bowel syndrome: A nationwide prevalence study 1987–2016

Volume: 94, Pages: 85 - 92
Published: Dec 1, 2021
Abstract
Symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are common reasons for endoscopic procedures. We examined the yield of colonoscopy and upper endoscopy in IBS for several organic diseases.Matched population-based prevalence study in Sweden. We identified 21,944 participants diagnosed with IBS from 1987 to 2016 undergoing colonoscopy with a biopsy from all of Sweden's 28 pathology departments within 6 months of diagnosis. We compared prevalence of...
Paper Details
Title
Diagnostic yield of endoscopy in irritable bowel syndrome: A nationwide prevalence study 1987–2016
Published Date
Dec 1, 2021
Volume
94
Pages
85 - 92
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