Open AccessThe changing pattern of upper gastro-intestinal lesions in southern Saudi Arabia: An endoscopic study
Author(s) -
Sulieman M Al-Humayed,
Ahmed K Mohamed-Elbagir,
Abdelhamid A Al-Wabel,
Yahya Argobi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.58766
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , gerd , esophagitis , endoscopy , gastritis , reflux , hernia , reflux esophagitis , helicobacter pylori , esophagogastroduodenoscopy , disease , surgery
Dyspepsia is a common gastrointestinal disorder and is the most common indication for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE). In recent years, it has been observed in several centers that there is a change in the causes of dyspepsia as revealed by UGIE. Our main objectives were: (1) To study the pattern of upper gastrointestinal pathology in patients with dyspepsia undergoing upper endoscopy; (2) Compare that with the pattern seen 10-15 years earlier in different areas of KSA.