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Is Endoscopy Really Necessary in My Case? A Four Year Retrospective Study
H N Dinesh1, Cd Jagadish Kumar2, H M Sanjay2
1Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, MMCRI and KR Hospital , Mysore, Karnataka, India .
Introduction:
About 40% of the general population report dyspepsia at some time in their life making it a fairly common disease. Uncomplicated dyspepsia refers to patients whose dyspepsia is not accompanied by alarm features or associated with NSAIDS usage.
Aim:
To assess the need for UGI Endoscopy and find out the patterns of different endoscopic presentations in patients presenting with uncomplicated dyspepsia.
Materials And Methods:
Our study conducted in KR Hospital, Mysore, Department of General Surgery is a retrospective endoscopic study of 1450 patients with uncomplicated dysepsia.
Results:
A significant 64% of the patients presenting with uncomplicated dyspepsia were found to have findings on endoscopy. The most common age range for positive endoscopic findings was 40-50 years in our hospital. Malignancy was diagnosed in 2.5% patients.
Conclusion:
We recommend upper GI endoscopy in patients presenting with uncomplicated dyspepsia for patients above 40 years of age in our hospital.
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