Management of oesophagogastric varices in patients treated in Algamhouria Teaching Hospital

ABSTRACT

This is a retrospective and descriptive study performed in Alghamhorea Teaching Hospital in Aden-Yemen, using the registry of the Surgical Department, during the period June 2003-June 2009. The main objectives were to analyse sex, age group, clinical manifestations and types of management of oesophagogastric varices bleeding. The total number of patients admitted to the Surgical Department of Al-ghamhorea Teaching Hospital, under diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, were 126. Of these [126], the number of patients with oesophagogastric varices was 58 [46%] with a mean age of 39.9 years, ranging between 3-70years of whom males were 46 [79.31%] with mean age of 39.28 years, ranging between 3 -65 years and the females were 12 [20.69%] with mean age of 38.33 years [ranging between 5-70 years]. The male to female ratio was 3.831. The age group most affected was 41-60 years old. Re-organization and establihment of the Gastroenterology Department in Algamhouria Teaching is highly recommended