Zagari, Rocco Maurizio, Law, Graham Richard, Fuccio, Lorenzo , Pozzato, Paolo, Forman, David and Bazzoli, Franco (2010) Dyspeptic symptoms and endoscopic findings in the community: the loiano-Monghidoro study. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 105 (3). pp. 565-571. ISSN 0002-9270
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Abstract
Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of endoscopic findings and their association with dyspeptic symptoms in the community.Methods: A total of 1,533 inhabitants of two villages were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey, and 1,033 were recruited. Participants underwent a validated dyspepsia questionnaire, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and a 13 C-urea breath test.Results: Endoscopic findings were present in 17.6 of asymptomatic subjects and in 27.4 of those with dyspeptic symptoms. The prevalence of esophagitis and Barrett's esophagus in subjects with dyspeptic symptoms and without prominent reflux symptoms was 8.1 and 1.5, respectively, and was similar to that of asymptomatic subjects (8.5 and 0.7, respectively). Esophagitis was significantly associated with dyspeptic symptoms only in subjects with concomitant prominent reflux symptoms. Peptic ulcer (PU) was present in 8.8 of subjects with dyspeptic symptoms without reflux symptoms and similarly in 9.4 of those with prominent reflux symptoms. Subjects with dyspeptic symptoms and concomitant prominent reflux symptoms had an increased risk of having an underlying PU (odds ratio 2.74, 95 confidence interval 1.30-5.78).Conclustions: Almost three-quarters of subjects with dyspeptic symptoms do not have endoscopic findings and, in addition, esophagitis may not be the cause of dyspeptic symptoms in subjects without prominent reflux symptoms. PU may be the cause of dyspeptic symptoms in a subgroup of subjects with prominent reflux symptoms. © 2010 by the American College of Gastroenterology.
Keywords: | carbon 13, urea, adult, aged, article, Barrett esophagus, community, cross-sectional study, duodenum ulcer, dyspepsia, esophagitis, female, gastrointestinal disease, gastrointestinal endoscopy, gastrointestinal symptom, Helicobacter infection, human, Italy, major clinical study, male, peptic ulcer, prevalence, priority journal, questionnaire, rural population, stomach biopsy, stomach tumor, stomach ulcer, urea breath test, Adult, Aged, 80 and over, Breath Tests, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diagnosis, Differential, Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Helicobacter Infections, Helicobacter pylori, Humans, Middle Aged, Questionnaires, Risk Factors |
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Subjects: | B Subjects allied to Medicine > B990 Subjects Allied to Medicine not elsewhere classified |
Divisions: | College of Social Science > School of Health & Social Care |
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Deposited On: | 06 Mar 2017 10:45 |
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