Clinical outcome dyspeptic patients underwent upper endoscopy for outpatients and hospitals in Dhi Qar Governorate for the period 2022-2023

Abstract

Background:-

 Functional   FD) is the most common cause of dyspeptic symptoms  It refers to a heterogeneous group of symptoms located in the upper abdomen The   prevalence of dyspepsia is variable in different populations and is related to the different definitions of dyspepsia as inclusion criteria, variation in the survey population and environmental factors Epidemiologically some risk factors have been identified and underlying psychological disturbances have been shown to be important factors in FD Age and ethnicity do not appear to be predictive of dyspepsia A majority of patients suffering from significant levels of abdominal pain that interrupt daily  activities and treatment remains unsatisfactory in this Chronic condition. Methods and Results :   The study was conducted in the Department of Endoscope, at Al-Hussein teaching Hospital, near the College of Medicine, in the Governorate of Diwali, southern Iraq, from July 2022 to March 2023. It is hospital-basedobservationalstudy.patientsofdyspepsiawithorwithoutalarmfeatureswerescreened. upper gastro-intestinal(UGI) endoscopywasdoneinthe662patients. The most common age was between 21-60yearsold, the females were 412(62.2%) and the males were 250(37.8%).conclusion: Dyspepsia is are natively common entity in day-to-day practice. The presence of alarm symptoms is statistically associated with more organic   lesions  on endoscopy. Dyspepsia in ages above 50 years is commonly associated with underlying organic lesions or malignancy. UGI endoscopy is as impel proceed are that can be undertaken for early diagnosis of benign as well as malignant lesions in patients presenting with dyspepsia.