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. 2022 Jul 15;14(7):e26905. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26905

Table 4. Upper and lower GI lesions among the study subjects.

GI: Gastrointestinal

Lesion Number %
Upper GI endoscopy
Not done 68 44.7
Done 84 55.3
If done, findings    
Normal 18 11.8
Antral gastritis 15 9.9
H. pylori gastritis 11 7.2
Duodenitis 8 5.3
Pangastritis 8 5.3
Coeliac disease 5 3.3
Gastric ulcer 4 2.6
Duodenal ulcer 3 2.0
Atrophic gastritis 3 2.0
Interstitial colitis 3 2.0
Gastric polyp 2 1.3
Erosive gastritis 2 1.3
Gastric cancer 1 0.7
Lower GI endoscopy
Not done 89 58.6
Done 63 41.4
If done, findings    
Normal 30 19.7
Haemorrhoid 14 9.2
Anal fissure 6 3.9
Colonic polyp 5 3.3
Diverticulitis 4 2.6
Chronic colitis 2 1.3
Inflammatory bowel disease 1 0.7
Colonic cancer 1 0.7
Any GI lesion 99 65.1