Interpretation of upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopic biopsies A retrospective study.

Dr Jayshree M Shah; Dr Falguni R Shah; Dr Nupur B Atit; Dr Sejal R Kakadiya

Volume : IV, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Interpretation of upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopic biopsies A retrospective study.

Dr Jayshree M Shah, Dr Falguni R Shah, Dr Nupur B Atit, Dr Sejal R Kakadiya

Abstract :

<p>CONTEXT: Upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy is very useful tool to diagnose variety of lesions of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum. AIMS &amp; OBJECTIVES: To study the histopathological spectrum of lesions of the upper gastrointestinal tract by the examination of endoscopic biopsies. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Present study included 100 endoscopic biopsies of which 41 were oesophageal, 48 were stomach, 4 were from oesophago&ndash;gastric junction and 7 were from duodenum. RESULTS: The study included 100 cases out of which 61 were males and 39 were females[(M:F (1.5:1)].Age of the patients varied from 15 to 82 years. Among 100 biopsies 56 were neoplastic , 41 were non neoplastic lesions, 2 were normal and 1 was inconclusive for the diagnosis. Study showed 56 cases were neoplastic out of which 35 neoplastic lesions were found in oesophagus , 18 were found in stomach , 3 lesions were from oesophago&ndash;gastric junction. Most of non&ndash;neoplastic lesions were found from stomach. CONCLUSION: The study highlights early detection of malignant lesions which remarkably improved the prognosis of the patients</p>