Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Findings and Helicobacter Pylori Status in Patients Presenting with Dyspepsia - A Cross Sectional Study in IRT, Prundurai Medical College, Perundurai

OBJECTIVES THE AIM OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL FINDINGS AND HELICOBACTER PYLORI STATUS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH DYSPEPSIA. MATERIALS AND METHODS STUDY DESIGN AND SITE: THIS WAS THE CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY CARRIED OUT AT IRT PERUNDURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE BETWEEN JANUARY 2017 TO NOVEMBER 2018. UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY WERE DONE IN OUR HOSPITAL. HISTOLOGICAL AND LABORATORY TESTS ON THE SPECIMENS WERE PERFORMED AT PATHOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT IN OUR COLLGE IRT, PERUNDURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE.