Table 1.
Endoscopic findings. Several patients presented more than one abnormal finding
| UGE findings | Number/Percent (n = 643) |
|---|---|
| Abnormal UGE | 486/75.5% |
|
Gastritis (Sydney classification) Mild Moderate Severe |
317/49.3% 277/87.4% 29/9.2% 11/3.4% |
|
Hiatus hernia Hiatal insufficiency or small hiatal hernia ≤ 3 cm Large hiatal hernia > 3 cm with/or without paraesophageal hernia |
168/26.1% 151/89.9% 17/10.1% |
| H. Pylori infection | 98/15.2% |
|
Esophagitis (Los Angeles classification) Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade D |
78/12.1% 58/74.4% 11/14.1% 6/7.7% 3/3.8% |
| GERD | 62/9.6% |
| Erosions | 44/6.8% |
|
Polyps Gastric Duodenal Esophageal |
18/2.8% 15/83.3% 1/5.6% 2/11.1% |
| Duodenitis | 11/1.7% |
| Peptic Ulcer | 11/1.7% |
| Metaplastic (chronic) atrophic gastritis | 11/1.7% |
|
Tumors Benign (submucosal gastric lipoma; esophageal squamous papilloma) Malignant (Neuroendocrine tumor—NET G3) |
2/0.3% 1/50% 1/50% |
| Barrett’s esophagus (BE) | 2/0.3% |
| Bezoar | 1/0.2% |
| Glycogenic Acanthosis (esophagus) | 1/0.2% |