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Causes of dyspepsia in patients consulting Tikritteaching hospital | ||
| Tikret Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 28-33 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Taha Saleh Mohamed; Samit Elias Kassim | ||
| Abstract | ||
| To identi$ the causes of dyspepsia in Tikrit province, upper gastrointestinal (GIT)endoscopy was done and antral biopsies were taken from 200 patients. Abnormalfindings on endoscopy were significantly higher in older age group (45 years andolder ) than the younger age group ( below 45 years old ), 81% versus 50%. Gastriculcer, duodenal ulcer, gastritis and/or duodenitis and gastroesophageal reflux diseasewere found in 5%, 2l%, 22%o and 2Yo of the younger age group and 10%o, 24%, 28%and 12o/o of the older age group respectively. Malignant diseases were found in 7patients of the older age group but none in the younger age group.H.pylori was detected in 68% ofyounger and 81% ofolder dyspeptic patients.Abdominal pain was the most frequent symptoms in patients included in this study.Loss of appetite, loss of weight and dysphagia were more common in those withmalignancies. | ||
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