TITLE:
Practice of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at the Mother-Child Hospital in Bamako/MALI: About 465 Cases
AUTHORS:
Sanra Déborah Sanogo, Moussa Y. Dicko, Ganda Soumaré, Kadiatou Doumbia, Hourouma Sow, Makan S. Tounkara, Youssouf Kassambara, Hamadoun Guindo, A. Maiga, A. Kondé, Abdoulaye Diarra, Ilias Guindo, Drissa Katilé, Ouatou Mallé, Anselme Konate, Moussa T. Diarra, Bougouzié Sanogo, Moussa Y. Maiga
KEYWORDS:
Upper GI Endoscopy, Indications, Mother-Child Hospital, Mali
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Gastroenterology,
Vol.10 No.11,
November
12,
2020
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is an examination that involves
exploring the upper part of the digestive tract using an endoscope. Our study
was aimed to evaluate the practice of Upper GI endoscopy at the mother-child
hospital in Mali. Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive
retrospective study on reports of Upper GI endoscopy results in the digestive
endoscopy unit at the mother-child hospital in Bamako from January to December
2018. Results: Endoscopy was performed in 465 patients including 231 males and 234
females. The sex ratio was 0.98. Patients were aged 46.69 years old on average
with the extremes of 8 and 90 years old. Epigastralgia was the main referral in
50.5%. Endoscopy was normal in 24.7%. The main diagnostics were duodenogastric
reflux in 32.5% and gastritis in 14.4%. Conclusion: The practice of Upper GI endoscopy at the
mother-child hospital in Mali has allowed the exploration of the upper
digestive tract to contribute to the diagnosis of esogastroduodenal lesions.