Upper GI endoscopy in subjects with positive fecal occult blood test undergoing colonoscopy: systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Gastrointestinal endoscopy Vol. 97; no. 6; pp. 1005 - 1015.e30
• Main Authors: Shah, Ayesha, Eqbal, Ali, Moy, Naomi, Koloski, Natasha, Messmann, Helmut, Kendall, Bradley J., Sharma, Prateek, Dulleck, Uwe, Jones, Michael P., Holtmann, Gerald J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Anemia - epidemiology; Colonoscopy; Colorectal Neoplasms - complications; Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Humans; Mass Screening; Occult Blood; Prospective Studies; FIT; JBI; OR; CRC; CI; CMA; UGI; CSLs; FOBT; gFOBT

The role of gastroscopy to investigate the upper GI (UGI) tract in subjects with a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT+) result is controversial. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis, which aimed to determine the prevalence of UGI lesions in FOBT+ subjects. Databases were searched u...