Anand Hanumaiah1, Savita K. Sridhar2
BACKGROUND
Dyspepsia is a term used to describe a number of symptoms thought to originate
from the upper gastrointestinal tract. It may be caused by a variety of conditions
such as peptic ulcer disease, gastro-oesophageal reflux, or even malignancy.
Sometimes, dyspepsia is deemed to be functional. Endoscopy helps in
differentiating these upper gastro-intestinal (GI) conditions. The objectives of this
study were to determine the gastrointestinal findings in patients presenting with
dyspepsia in our centre and compare them with those of other studies.
METHODS
This is a retrospective study of 100 consecutive patients who had undergone upper
GI endoscopy for symptoms of dyspepsia from endoscopy data base at Karwar
Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Surgery, from January 2018 to March
2020.
RESULTS
Out of the total 100 patients who underwent upper GI endoscopy in our institution,
60 were males and 40 were females; youngest was aged 18 years and the oldest
was 80 years old. 87 patients had abnormal findings and among these, 29 patients
had finding in oesophagus, 54 in the stomach and 04 in the duodenum. A total of
13 patients were reported to be normal.
CONCLUSIONS
Dyspepsia is much common in males than females. Gastritis is the most common
finding on endoscopy followed by oesophagitis and duodenitis other than reflux
disorders. Along with proper history and physical examination, endoscopy helps in
identifying serious pathologies like malignancy at earlier stage thus reducing
morbidity and mortality. Endoscopy is the ‘gold standard test’ for patients with
upper gastrointestinal symptoms.
