Diagnostic role of endoscopy; an experience at Faisalabad

ABSTRACT

To see the usefulness of Endoscopy in patients with various gastrointestinal manifestations. Prospective study. Department of medicine and gastroenterology Allied Hospital Faisalabad January 2005 to July 2005, This study was conducted on 500 patients presented to us with various gastrointestinal manifestations of either sex and between 13-70 years. 260 patients were Males and 237 were Females. Most common indication was epigastric pain. 60.4% of the patients had organic lesion. Endoscopy was maximally positive in inpatients [91.86%]. Most common lesion was in stomach i.e. gastritis. Collectively ulcerative lesions came out to be 27.30%. Diagnostic yield of Endoscopy is undoubtedly very high if the patient selection is done in a meticulous way