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Table 3 Endoscopic findings in 1532 patients with haematemesis

From: Trends in upper gastrointestinal diagnosis over four decades in Lusaka, Zambia: a retrospective analysis of endoscopic findings

 

n (%)

Oesophageal varices

366 (24)

Duodenal ulcers

234 (15)

Gastric ulcers

216 (15)

Oesophagitis (reflux or unspecified)

54 (4)

Gastric carcinoma

43 (3)

Oesophageal ulcers

23 (1.5)

Mallory-Weiss tear

9 (0.6)

Oesophageal carcinoma

9 (0.6)

Kaposi’s sarcoma

2 (0.1)

No explanation found

576 (38)