Upper GI Endoscopic Findings with Cholelithiasis
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 11
Abstract
Background: Upper abdominal symptoms like abdominal pain, dyspepsia etc are most often attributed to bilary disease and many patients continue to complain the same symptoms after cholecystectomy. So upper GI Endoscopy performed for patients with Cholelithiasis before cholecystectomy to exclude upper GI pathology other than Cholelithiasis. Aims: To Assess the valve of pre-operative upper GI endoscopy in patients with Cholelithiasis. Patients and Methods: This is a Retrospective Hospital based study. Fifty Symptomatic adult patients diagnosed having cholelithiasis by ultrasound who underwent pre-operative oesophagoduodenoscopy were included in this study. Results: OGD Revealed different pathological findings in 37 (74%) out of 50 patients with GSD. Conclusions: OGD cholelithiasis for detection of upper GI pathology Responsible for symptoms
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Dr K. C. M. Rajkumar
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