title: Results of upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy in women with dyspeptic symptoms.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this study, the results of upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy in women with dyspeptic symptoms were evaluated retrospectively.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred thirty seven women with dyspeptic symptoms were evaluated with diagnostic endoscopy. An area from the oropharynx to the second part of the duodenum was inspected during endoscopic examination.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of patients was 39.6±14.8 years. While the upper gastrointestinal system was totally normal in one patient, 538 pathologies were detected in the remaining 236 patients. Mild to moderate insufficiency of the gastric cardia was seen in 124 cases, while esophagitis was seen in 53, antral gastritis in 62, pangastritis in 168, bulbitis in 23, erosive bulbitis in 22, duodenal ulcer in 28, and gastric ulcer in 30 patients. Both gastric and duodenal ulcers were seen in 6 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Esophagitis, pangastritis and peptic ulcers were detected more commonly in women with dyspeptic symptoms in this study when compared to women in the western part of Turkey. This difference may be due to environmental or dietary factors of this region.
authors.affiliation: Gözde Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ateş
authors.affiliation: OSM Ortadoğu Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aydın
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Köşüş
authors.affiliation: OSM Ortadoğu Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Köşüş
authors.affiliation: OSM Ortadoğu Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güler
keywords: Dyspepsia; Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal system