Frequency of Gastric Varices in patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleed
Mohammad Iltaf, Dilaram Khan, Mohammad Kashif
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ABSTRACT
Aim:
To establish the frequency of gastric varices in patients
presenting with upper GI bleed.
Study design:
Descriptive cross sectional study.
Place and duration of study: Department
of Gastroenterology, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from 11th
May 2018 to 11th November 2018.
Methodology:
Ninety three patients with upper GI bleed were enrolled. After brief history
and clinical evaluation, prompt resuscitation was done. Patient underwent a
careful upper GI endoscopic evaluation after initial resuscitation. All
endoscopic procedures were carried out by a single gastroenterologist of at
least assistant professor level to detect gastric varices. All the
information’s collected were recorded
Results:
The mean age was 37±12.2 years. Fifty four percent patients were male while 46%
patients were female. Twenty two percent patients had gastric varices while 78%
patients didn’t had gastric varices.
Conclusion:
The frequency of gastric varices was 22% in patients presenting with upper
gastrointestinal bleed.
Key words:
Gastric varices, Upper, Gastrointestinal bleed
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To establish the frequency of gastric varices in patients
presenting with upper GI bleed.
Study design:
Descriptive cross sectional study.
Place and duration of study: Department
of Gastroenterology, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from 11th
May 2018 to 11th November 2018.
Methodology:
Ninety three patients with upper GI bleed were enrolled. After brief history
and clinical evaluation, prompt resuscitation was done. Patient underwent a
careful upper GI endoscopic evaluation after initial resuscitation. All
endoscopic procedures were carried out by a single gastroenterologist of at
least assistant professor level to detect gastric varices. All the
information’s collected were recorded
Results:
The mean age was 37±12.2 years. Fifty four percent patients were male while 46%
patients were female. Twenty two percent patients had gastric varices while 78%
patients didn’t had gastric varices.
Conclusion:
The frequency of gastric varices was 22% in patients presenting with upper
gastrointestinal bleed.
Key words:
Gastric varices, Upper, Gastrointestinal bleed