DYSPEPSIA - PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCE WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL FIBEROPTIC ENDOSCOPY IN ELDORET

Fibreoptic oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD) was performed on 45 dyspl astic patients suspected of having peptic ulcer (PU). Evidence of PU w as found in 39.9% and no abnormality was detected in 60%. Epigastric p ain alone (62.2%) and with vomiting (15.5%) were the major reasons for suspecting PU. There were no complications arising from the procedure . It is concluded that OGD is a safe procedure which should be made mo re available and that the pattern of PUD in Eldoret is similar to that in Nairobi.