Different Endoscopic Findings among patients Suffering Dyspepsia: Cross Sectional Study
Zabih Ullah, Shawana Asad, Sultan Zaib Khan, Hafizullah Khan, Talha Laique
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ABSTRACTABSTRACTBackground: Chronic dyspepsia is the most common disease among patients due to many contributing factors like stressful life, drugs, Helicobacter pylori infection and psychological disorders.Aim: To determine the frequency of different endoscopic findings among patients suffering dyspepsia.Methodology: This cross sectional (descriptive) study was carried out in the Department of Gastroenterology of Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad from February to July 2019. A total of 145 patients with dyspepsia were selected and their endoscopic findings were recorded. SPSS software, v22 analyzed the data.Results: Out 92 patients, 58(63%) were males and 34(37%) were females. In 70(76.1%) patients, pain affects/limit the daily routine. The mean calcium level was higher in patients with normal vitamin D levels as compared to vitamin D deficient groups with p-value of <0.05.Conclusion: It was concluded that the endoscopy is a very important to investigative and identifies the specific pathology in patients of Dyspepsia.Keywords: Gastritis, Esophagitis, Gastric ulcer, Dyspepsia and Endoscopy.
ABSTRACT
Background: Chronic dyspepsia is the most common disease among patients due to many contributing factors like stressful life, drugs, Helicobacter pylori infection and psychological disorders.
Aim: To determine the frequency of different endoscopic findings among patients suffering dyspepsia.
Methodology: This cross sectional (descriptive) study was carried out in the Department of Gastroenterology of Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad from February to July 2019. A total of 145 patients with dyspepsia were selected and their endoscopic findings were recorded. SPSS software, v22 analyzed the data.
Results: Out 92 patients, 58(63%) were males and 34(37%) were females. In 70(76.1%) patients, pain affects/limit the daily routine. The mean calcium level was higher in patients with normal vitamin D levels as compared to vitamin D deficient groups with p-value of <0.05.
Conclusion: It was concluded that the endoscopy is a very important to investigative and identifies the specific pathology in patients of Dyspepsia.
Keywords: Gastritis, Esophagitis, Gastric ulcer, Dyspepsia and Endoscopy.