@article { author = {Alkatrani, Hussein and Mohammad, Mansour}, title = {ENDOSCOPY IN THE EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS(DYSPEPSIA).}, journal = {Basrah Journal of Surgery}, volume = {28}, number = {1}, pages = {25-29}, year = {2022}, publisher = {University of Basrah}, issn = {1683-3589}, eissn = {2409-501X}, doi = {10.33762/bsurg.2022.174669}, abstract = {A Retrospective study includes records of 1832 patients with dyspeptic symptoms who underwent endoscopic examination in Al-Mawani Teaching Hospital during the period from October 2015 - October 2019 were analyzed. 942 (51.4%) were males and 890(48.6%) were females, 794 (43.3%) had no endoscopic abnormalities,1038 (56.7%) had endoscopic finding. Oesophagitis was seen in 149 (8.1% ) patients , gastritis was seen in 603 (32.9%) patients, duodenal ulcer was seen in 257(14%) patients with male to female ratio (1.8:1) and peak age group between (20-40) years. Gastric ulcer was seen in 47 (2.5%) patients with male to female ratio (1.2:1)and peak age group between (40-60) yrs, and ratio of duodenal to gastric ulcer was (5.5-1). Combined duodenal and gastric ulcer was found in 4(0.2%) patients, gastric cancer was found in 10 (0.54%) patients with peak age group between (50-70) years. It is concluded that endoscopy is golden standard test for diagnosis of gastroduodinal pathology}, keywords = {dyspepsia,endoscopy,Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms,Gastric ulcer,duodenal ulcer,gastritis}, url = {https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_174669.html}, eprint = {https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_174669_6e0d4e8902ca13665022240a9544dacb.pdf} }