Table 1 Distribution of lesions detected in the upper gastrointestinal tract
Abnormal upper gastrointestinal endoscopic results | Number of cases detected (%) |
|---|---|
Chronic gastritis | 2780 (95.11) |
Peptic ulcers | 510 (17.45) |
Duodenitis | 268 (9.17) |
Esophagitis | 262 (8.96) |
Polyps | 217 (7.42) |
Raised lesions to be examined | 70 (2.39) |
Esophageal papilloma | 36 (1.23) |
Gastric retention | 13 (0.44) |
Esophageal leiomyoma | 11 (0.38) |
Upper gastrointestinal diverticulum | 10 (0.34) |
Gastric cancer | 9 (0.31) |
Esophageal varices | 7 (0.24) |
Ectopic pancreas | 5 (0.17) |
Achalasia | 4 (0.14) |
Esophageal cancer | 3 (0.10) |
Gastric lymphoma | 2 (0.07) |
Heterosis of esophagus and stomach mucosa | 1 (0.03) |
Esophageal glycogenic acanthosis | 1 (0.03) |