L APPORT DE L ENDOSCOPIE DIGESTIVE HAUTE INTERVENTIONNELLE DANS LA PRISE EN CHARGE THERAPEUTIQUE DES URGENCES (A PROPOS DE 73 CAS)

The aim of our study is to report the contribution of interventional upper GI endoscopyinthe therapeutic management of emergencies, through a retrospective study, over a period of 3 years about 73 cases. The mean age of our patients was 35.73 years (extremes 2 years and 87 years), and the male sex was the most represented in 53%. The indications in our series were dominated by hematemesis in 24 (32.9%) cases. Endoscopic examination found: PH in 31(42.46%) cases with a predominance of VO, peptic ulcer in 6(8.2%) patients, foreign body in 25(34.2%) patients, tumor lesion in 4(5.5%) patients and benign esophageal stenosis in 13(17.8%) patients, however endoscopic examination was normal in 7(9.6%) patients 61 (84%) patients benefited from endoscopic management. The short-term evolution after endoscopic treatment was favorable in 72 (98.6%) patients.