Dyspepsia: preliminary experience with upper gastrointestinal fibreoptic endoscopy in Eldoret.
Fibreoptic oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD) was performed on 45 dysplastic patients suspected of having peptic ulcer (PU). Evidence of PU was found in 39.9% and no abnormality was detected in 60%. Epigastric pain alone (62.2%) and with vomiting (15.5%) were the major reasons for suspecting PU. There were no complications arising from the procedure. It is concluded that OGD is a safe procedure which should be made more available and that the pattern of PUD in Eldoret is similar to that in Nairobi.
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence
D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents