Resumen

GARCIA PANEQUE, Odalis; VERDECIA CORREA, Libán  y  GARCIA PANEQUE, Jorge. Upper gastrointestinal video endoscopy at the Diagnostic Medical Center of High Technology "Las heroínas de Mérida" of Mérida state in Venezuela. MEDISAN [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.2, pp.324-332. ISSN 1029-3019.

A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in 1 742 patients over 15 years, in whom the video endoscopy of upper gastrointestinal tract was successfully performed at the Diagnostic Medical Center of High Technology "Las Heroínas de Mérida" of Mérida state (Venezuela), from 2008 to 2011, with the purpose of describing the findings through this procedure. Female sex (63.3%) and age group of 46-61 years with a mean age of 55.8 years predominated in the case material, and 30.6% of the tests were normal. Epigastric pain (48.6%), dyspepsia (43.5%) and gastroesophageal reflux (8.6%) were the main reasons for referrals, while gastritis (32.4%) constituted the most frequent endoscopic diagnosis, specifically its erythematous and erythematous-erosive varieties, with 66.0 and 13.0%, respectively. Of the total, 10 patients had gastric cancer and 9, esophageal cancer. It was concluded that the procedure allowed accurate diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal tract diseases as well as an appropriate therapeutic care.

Palabras clave : gastrointestinal video endoscopy; upper gastrointestinal tract diseases; gastritis; Venezuela.

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