Endoscopic Findings in Patients with Dyspepsia at the Private Clinic "Gastromed AFM", Pristina, Kosova
Session
Medicine and Nursing
Description
Background: Dyspepsia is one of the most frequent clinical problems in daily practice. This paper aims to evaluate the endoscopic findings of the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with dyspepsia at a private clinic in Pristina. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at the Private Clinic "Gastromed AFM" in Pristina from January 2025 to July 2025. The study included adult patients who underwent upper endoscopy due to dyspeptic complaints. Results: Sixty upper endoscopies for dyspepsia were performed on 34 males (56.7%) and 26 females (43.3%), with a mean age of 48.13 years (SD ± 16.946). Regarding complaints, epigastric pain was the most common (19 patients, 31.7%). Nineteen patients had previously undergone surgical operations. More than half of the patients used medications (NSAIDs, 11; amlodipine, 4). Only five patients used tobacco, while three consumed alcohol. Two patients had a pollen allergy, and two were lactose intolerant. The urease test was positive in 16 (26.7%) patients. Eighteen patients had alarm signs. Significant endoscopic signs were present in 33 patients (55%), half of whom had erosive esophagitis and erosive gastritis. Conclusions: The most frequent complaint was epigastric pain. More than half of the patients had significant endoscopic signs. Erosive esophagitis and erosive gastritis were observed in half of these patients.
Keywords:
endoscopy, dyspepsia, significant endoscopic signs
ISBN
978-9951-982-41-2
Location
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
25-10-2025 9:00 AM
End Date
26-10-2025 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2025.377
Recommended Citation
Telaku, Mimoza; Islamaj, Edmond; and Telaku, Skender, "Endoscopic Findings in Patients with Dyspepsia at the Private Clinic "Gastromed AFM", Pristina, Kosova" (2025). UBT International Conference. 22.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2025UBTIC/MN/22
Endoscopic Findings in Patients with Dyspepsia at the Private Clinic "Gastromed AFM", Pristina, Kosova
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Background: Dyspepsia is one of the most frequent clinical problems in daily practice. This paper aims to evaluate the endoscopic findings of the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with dyspepsia at a private clinic in Pristina. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at the Private Clinic "Gastromed AFM" in Pristina from January 2025 to July 2025. The study included adult patients who underwent upper endoscopy due to dyspeptic complaints. Results: Sixty upper endoscopies for dyspepsia were performed on 34 males (56.7%) and 26 females (43.3%), with a mean age of 48.13 years (SD ± 16.946). Regarding complaints, epigastric pain was the most common (19 patients, 31.7%). Nineteen patients had previously undergone surgical operations. More than half of the patients used medications (NSAIDs, 11; amlodipine, 4). Only five patients used tobacco, while three consumed alcohol. Two patients had a pollen allergy, and two were lactose intolerant. The urease test was positive in 16 (26.7%) patients. Eighteen patients had alarm signs. Significant endoscopic signs were present in 33 patients (55%), half of whom had erosive esophagitis and erosive gastritis. Conclusions: The most frequent complaint was epigastric pain. More than half of the patients had significant endoscopic signs. Erosive esophagitis and erosive gastritis were observed in half of these patients.