%0 Journal Article %T ENDOSCOPY IN THE EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS(DYSPEPSIA). %J Basrah Journal of Surgery %I University of Basrah %Z 1683-3589 %A Alkatrani, Hussein Abdul- Jabbar %A Mohammad, Mansour Amin %D 2022 %\ 06/01/2022 %V 28 %N 1 %P 25-29 %! ENDOSCOPY IN THE EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS(DYSPEPSIA). %K dyspepsia %K endoscopy %K Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms %K Gastric ulcer %K duodenal ulcer %K gastritis %R 10.33762/bsurg.2022.174669 %X 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 %U https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_174669_6e0d4e8902ca13665022240a9544dacb.pdf