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Table 2 Indication for endoscopy in patients where serologic testing was performed

From: Limited utilization of serologic testing in patients undergoing duodenal biopsy for celiac disease

Indication for endoscopy

# Occurrences

% Patients

Abdominal pain

260

52%

Diarrhea

99

20%

Reflux-type symptoms

91

18%

Nausea/vomiting

67

13%

Workup of celiac disease

53

11%

Weight loss

37

7%

Anemia

23

5%

GI bleeding

15

3%

Other

28

6%

  1. Results are summarized for 504 patients where an indication was listed in the endoscopy report. For cases with multiple indications, each indication was listed as a separate occurrence. Only cases where celiac disease was specifically mentioned in the endoscopy report were counted as “workup for celiac disease”.