Frequency of gallbladder stones by ultrasound examination in patients with endoscopic negative ulcer dyspepsia

Among 474 patients with peptic ulcer symptoms who were referred for upper G.I.T endoscopy in Saddam General Hospital, 144 patients had normal [negative] endoscopic examination. Fifty seven patients, from the group were randomly allocated and compared with [51] control group [with no ulcer symptoms], underwent ultrasound examination for detection of gallbladder stones. Ten cases of the patients group and three of the control group [17.5% and 6% respectively] showed gallbladder stones. The difference is statistically significant, [p value