Value of fibreoptic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy : experience at Hoima Hospital; Uganda

ABSTRACT

This paper presents the result of a retrospective study and the experience with 223 fibreoptic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopies; which were performed at Hoima Hospital between January 1991 and January 1992 in an open access service. Almost fifty-three per cent of all patients examined had abnormal findings with gastris as the most frequent diagnosis. Because of its high diagnostic yield; its use in referral centres in developing countries is advocated