Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings at Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital

Objectives: To analyze the results of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic fin dings performed at Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital over a period of 15 years i n 18,829 patients who were entered in the computer at the endoscopy unit. Methods: A retrospective study based on data of 18,829 patients who underwe nt upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The data was entered into a computer w ith special codes for symptoms and endoscopic findings. Results: Eighteen thousand eight hundred and twenty nine upper gastrointest inal endoscopy results were analyzed. Oesophagitis was found in 16.45%, Hia tus Hernia in 10%, Oesophageal varices in 7%, Oesophageal Cancer in 1.14%, Gastritis in 22%, Gastric erosions in 13.6%, Benign gastric ulcer in 3.29%, Gastric malignancy in 1.22%, Duodenal Ulcer in 14%, Duodenal erosions in 3 .7% and Duodenitis in 12.7%. Only in 5.15% endoscopic findings were normal. Conclusion: In our analysis only 5.15% had normal upper gastrointestinal en doscopy findings while majority of patients had abnormal findings.