Spectrum of endoscopic findings of dyspepsia patients- A single centre, retrospective, observation study

Abstract

Background:Dyspepsia is not a diagnosis, but constellation of symptoms related to the upper gastrointestinal tract. The prevalence of dyspepsia is rampant, imposing high medical resources and economic burden. The present study was conducted to assess endoscopic findings of dyspepsia patients.Materials & Methods:150 patients of dyspepsia were subjected to endoscopy. Endoscopic findings were evaluated as normal, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, gastritis, duodenitis, and esophagitis.Results: Out of 150 patients, males were 123 and females were 27. These were findings when endocopy was done such as gastritis in 114, reflux esophagitis in 10, endoscopy negative dyspepsia in 12, upper GI malignancy in 8 and duodenitis in 6 cases. Conclusion: Dyspepsia is a common clinical event in the upper GI disorder.Common endoscopic findings was gastritis, reflux esophagitis, endoscopy negative dyspepsia, upper GI malignancy and duodenitis.