ArticleJournal of the West African College of Surgeons
The Study of Correlation between Symptoms of Gastritis and Endoscopic Biopsy.
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Background: Gastritis is a very common disorder that is widely distributed worldwide, representing one of the most prevalent pathological entities in gastroenterology and digestive endoscopy. This study aims to analyse the correlation between the endoscopic findings and the symptoms of gastritis. Upper gastro-intestinal (UGI) endoscopy is a widely used investigation for a variety of UGI symptoms namely dysphagia, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, etc., and when combined with biopsy, its diagnostic accuracy get increased manifold. Materials and Methods: This is a study with 70 patients with symptoms of gastritis underwent UGI endoscopy and biopsy included in study. Biopsy was taken from gastric/duodenal mucosa and was sent for histopathology examination. Data of patient's age, gender, food habits, oral hygiene, etc., were then taken into consideration and findings of UGI endoscopy were correlated with these data and also correlated with histopathological report. Results: Gastritis significantly affects the lifestyle of the majority of our participants as out of 70, 65 (95%) had gastritis in our study. Conclusion: Histopathology plays a major role in diagnosing
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