title: Dyspepsia: preliminary experience with upper gastrointestinal fibreoptic endoscopy in Eldoret.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Ayuo
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Nugent
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents