Results of upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy in women with dyspeptic symptoms.

OBJECTIVE In this study, the results of upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy in women with dyspeptic symptoms were evaluated retrospectively. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred thirty seven women with dyspeptic symptoms were evaluated with diagnostic endoscopy. An area from the oropharynx to the second part of the duodenum was inspected during endoscopic examination. RESULTS The mean age of patients was 39.6±14.8 years. While the upper gastrointestinal system was totally normal in one patient, 538 pathologies were detected in the remaining 236 patients. Mild to moderate insufficiency of the gastric cardia was seen in 124 cases, while esophagitis was seen in 53, antral gastritis in 62, pangastritis in 168, bulbitis in 23, erosive bulbitis in 22, duodenal ulcer in 28, and gastric ulcer in 30 patients. Both gastric and duodenal ulcers were seen in 6 patients. CONCLUSION Esophagitis, pangastritis and peptic ulcers were detected more commonly in women with dyspeptic symptoms in this study when compared to women in the western part of Turkey. This difference may be due to environmental or dietary factors of this region.