Is Endoscopy Really Necessary in My Case? A Four Year Retrospective Study
Published: July 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6242
HN Dinesh, CD Jagadish Kumar, HM Sanjay, V Sachin, Basavaraju
1. Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, MMCRI and KR Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
2. Post Graduate Student, Department of General Surgery, MMCRI and KR Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
3. Post Graduate Student, Department of General Surgery, MMCRI and KR Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
4. Post Graduate Student, Department of General Surgery, MMCRI and KR Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
5. Post Graduate Student, Department of General Surgery, MMCRI and KR Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sanjay HM,
# 201, PG Men’s Hostel, MMCRI, Irwin Road, Mysore-570001, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: skullshake@gmail.com
Introduction: About 40% of the general population report dyspepsia at some time in their life making it a fairly common disease. Uncomplicated dyspepsia refers to patients whose dyspepsia is not accompanied by alarm features or associated with NSAIDS usage.
Aim: To assess the need for UGI Endoscopy and find out the patterns of different endoscopic presentations in patients presenting with uncomplicated dyspepsia.
Materials and Methods: Our study conducted in KR Hospital, Mysore, Department of General Surgery is a retrospective endoscopic study of 1450 patients with uncomplicated dysepsia.
Results: A significant 64% of the patients presenting with uncomplicated dyspepsia were found to have findings on endoscopy. The most common age range for positive endoscopic findings was 40-50 years in our hospital. Malignancy was diagnosed in 2.5% patients.
Conclusion: We recommend upper GI endoscopy in patients presenting with uncomplicated dyspepsia for patients above 40 years of age in our hospital.
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