Upper endoscopic findings in patients attending the endoscopy unit of al-azhar assiut university hospital: 2019–2020
Background and aim An endoscope is a visual instrument used to inspect the internal cavities of the human body. Upper endoscopy has effective diagnostic and therapeutic functions; it can be used in patients with signs or symptoms suggestive of upper gastrointestinal (GI) disease, surveillance for up...
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| author | Hamdy M. Moustafa Ahmed Q. Mohamed Safwat S. Sawy Amel A. Moustafa |
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| description | Background and aim
An endoscope is a visual instrument used to inspect the internal cavities of the human body. Upper endoscopy has effective diagnostic and therapeutic functions; it can be used in patients with signs or symptoms suggestive of upper gastrointestinal (GI) disease, surveillance for upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) malignancy in high-risk population, and also stoppage of upper GIT bleeding.
The work is aimed to document the demographic characteristics, indications, endoscopic findings, and interventions done among patients referred to Al-Azhar Assiut University Hospital in the last 2 years (2019–2020).
Patients and methods
The study was conducted at the endoscopy unit in from January 2019 to December 2020.
Results
Our study showed that the most prevalent age group was aged between 20 and 50 years (65.4%). There is a slight predominance of female patients (51%) versus 49% who were males and the most common indications, while peptic ulcer disease was the most common endoscopic finding.
Conclusion
The most common indications were epigastric pain and upper GIT bleeding, while the most common GI finding was peptic ulcer disease. Also, esophageal varices were common esophageal findings for which band ligation and injection sclerotherapy were done. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-29471fe071f74959a31698f346c19ac82025-01-17T15:30:48ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAl-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal1687-16932023-04-0121211011710.4103/azmj.azmj_50_22Upper endoscopic findings in patients attending the endoscopy unit of al-azhar assiut university hospital: 2019–2020Hamdy M. MoustafaAhmed Q. MohamedSafwat S. SawyAmel A. MoustafaBackground and aim An endoscope is a visual instrument used to inspect the internal cavities of the human body. Upper endoscopy has effective diagnostic and therapeutic functions; it can be used in patients with signs or symptoms suggestive of upper gastrointestinal (GI) disease, surveillance for upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) malignancy in high-risk population, and also stoppage of upper GIT bleeding. The work is aimed to document the demographic characteristics, indications, endoscopic findings, and interventions done among patients referred to Al-Azhar Assiut University Hospital in the last 2 years (2019–2020). Patients and methods The study was conducted at the endoscopy unit in from January 2019 to December 2020. Results Our study showed that the most prevalent age group was aged between 20 and 50 years (65.4%). There is a slight predominance of female patients (51%) versus 49% who were males and the most common indications, while peptic ulcer disease was the most common endoscopic finding. Conclusion The most common indications were epigastric pain and upper GIT bleeding, while the most common GI finding was peptic ulcer disease. Also, esophageal varices were common esophageal findings for which band ligation and injection sclerotherapy were done.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/azmj.azmj_50_22esophageal varicesgastrointestinal symptomsupper gastrointestinal bleedingupper gastrointestinal endoscopy |
| spellingShingle | Hamdy M. Moustafa Ahmed Q. Mohamed Safwat S. Sawy Amel A. Moustafa Upper endoscopic findings in patients attending the endoscopy unit of al-azhar assiut university hospital: 2019–2020 Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal esophageal varices gastrointestinal symptoms upper gastrointestinal bleeding upper gastrointestinal endoscopy |
| title | Upper endoscopic findings in patients attending the endoscopy unit of al-azhar assiut university hospital: 2019–2020 |
| title_full | Upper endoscopic findings in patients attending the endoscopy unit of al-azhar assiut university hospital: 2019–2020 |
| title_fullStr | Upper endoscopic findings in patients attending the endoscopy unit of al-azhar assiut university hospital: 2019–2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Upper endoscopic findings in patients attending the endoscopy unit of al-azhar assiut university hospital: 2019–2020 |
| title_short | Upper endoscopic findings in patients attending the endoscopy unit of al-azhar assiut university hospital: 2019–2020 |
| title_sort | upper endoscopic findings in patients attending the endoscopy unit of al azhar assiut university hospital 2019 2020 |
| topic | esophageal varices gastrointestinal symptoms upper gastrointestinal bleeding upper gastrointestinal endoscopy |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/azmj.azmj_50_22 |
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