Colon neoplasia co-existing with coeliac disease in older patients: coincidental, probably; important, certainly.
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Vol. 37 (9) , 1054-1056
- https://doi.org/10.1080/003655202320378257
Abstract
Coeliac disease and colorectal neoplasia are both common, present most often in patients over 40 and cause similar symptoms. Greater awareness and early use of serological tests have improved the diagnosis of coeliac disease, but raise the concern that co-existing colorectal neoplasia may be missed. This study assessed the prevalence of colorectal neoplasia among patients with coeliac disease diagnosed after the age of 40 who presented with altered bowel habit or iron deficiency.Keywords
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