Patricia deSouza2026-03-222026-03-22199810.1097/00001610-199809000-00004https://doi.org/10.1097/00001610-199809000-00004https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/85894About the author: Patricia DeSouza, BSN, RN, CGRN, is a Staff Nurse in the Endoscopy Unit at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, NY. Received December 17, 1997. Accepted May 27, 1998. Address correspondence to: Patricia DeSouza, 68 Lincoln Avenue, Westwood, NJ 07675.enMedicineHemochromatosisGeneral surgeryFamily medicinereview