[Results of 7,000 fibergastroscopies]

The authors report 7000 gastroscopic investigations for various gastric lesions. In ulcerous disease with localization of ulcer in the stomach fibrogastroscopy permitted establishing the precise diagnosis in 91.18% of cases, whereas roentgenological studies - in 78.75%. Gastric polyps are also recognized rather more frequently (98.26%) while using gastroscopy than a roentgenological study. An application of fibrogastroscopy in the complex diagnosis of gastric lesions seems to be mandatory since it provides for the correct diagnosis in 100% of patients.