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Diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Authors

Mahmood, Khalid
Khan, Hamzullah
Zia U Din
Mohammad, Riaz
Saeedi, Mohammad Ilyas
Kamal, Mustafa
(UOS)/DHQ Hospital, Sargodha Medical College, Surgery

Professional Med. J. -Q. 2009; 16 (4): 503-509
TPMJ-The Professional Medical Journal
Journal Country: Pakistan
P-ISSN: 1024-8919
E-ISSN: 2071-7733
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Category: Humans, Male, Female,
MeSH Terms: Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Broad Subjects: Health Systems, Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures ,Dyspepsia ,Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage ,Retrospective Studies ,Endoscopy, Digestive System
Citation: Khalid Mahmood, Hamzullah Khan, Zia U Din, Riaz Mohammad, Mohammad Ilyas Saeedi, Mustafa Kamal, Diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Professional Med. J. -Q. 2009; 16 (4): 503-509

Abstract English

To evaluate Oesophagogastroduedenscopy [OGD] in term of its indications and endoscopic findings. Retrospective audit. Medical “C” unit Department of Medicine Government Lady Reading Hospital Post Graduate Medical Institute Khyber Medical University Peshawar from July 2002 to June 2007. Adult patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal [GI] endoscopies during the last 5 years period were included in the study. The procedure was performed as per the standard protocol with diagnosis based on established criteria. A total of 2282 were scoped 53.3% [n=1216] were female and 467% [n=1066] male. The mean age of the study population was 43.75 Standard Deviation [SD] +/- 1800 Dyspepsia [54.5%], upper GI bleed [12.3%], recurrent vomiting [11.1%] and dysphagia [7.8%] accounted for the common indications of the procedure. Endoscopy was normal in 164% [n=374] of patients Amongst the others [n=1908] single endoscopic diagnosis was made in 91% of the patients and in the remaining 9% of patients combination of lesions were seen. The endoscopic findings included gastritis and duodenitis alone or in combination [29.4%] oesophagitis [13.9%] duodenal ulcer [6.6%] gastric ulcer [7.4%] oesophageal varices [3.7%] and growth oesophagus [2.9%]. Gastric ulcer was more common than duodenal ulcer. Upper GI endoscopy is safe and an excellent diagnostic modality with high diagnostic yield. Dyspepsia upper GI bleed recurrent vomiting and dysphagia are the commonest indication for OGD. Gastro-duodenitis oesophagitis peptic ulcer disease oesophageal varices and growth oesophagus are the common endoscopic diagnosis

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