BACKGROUND: The role of open access endoscopy in detecting serious diseases like malignancy and peptic ulcers is debated. We participated in an open access endoscopy service and this study details our experience. METHODS: The Cancer Society of Kashmir provided an open access upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy service in Kashmir between 2001 and 2003. The records of patients who underwent endoscopy were analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 1,000 endoscopies were performed over a two-year period (average >40 endoscopies per month). Two-thirds of endoscopies were normal. Gastric (n = 30) and esophageal (n = 42) tumors were seen in 7.2 % of patients. The other common abnormality detected was peptic ulcer. No complications were reported during or immediately after the procedure. CONCLUSION: Open access upper GI endoscopy is a viable service option that can become more widely available.
BACKGROUND: The role of open access endoscopy in detecting serious diseases like malignancy and peptic ulcers is debated. We participated in an open access endoscopy service and this study details our experience. METHODS: The Cancer Society of Kashmir provided an open access upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy service in Kashmir between 2001 and 2003. The records of patients who underwent endoscopy were analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 1,000 endoscopies were performed over a two-year period (average >40 endoscopies per month). Two-thirds of endoscopies were normal. Gastric (n = 30) and esophageal (n = 42) tumors were seen in 7.2 % of patients. The other common abnormality detected was peptic ulcer. No complications were reported during or immediately after the procedure. CONCLUSION: Open access upper GI endoscopy is a viable service option that can become more widely available.
Authors: G P Crean; R J Holden; R P Knill-Jones; A D Beattie; W B James; F M Marjoribanks; D J Spiegelhalter Journal: Gut Date: 1994-02 Impact factor: 23.059
Authors: Claire Friedemann Smith; Alice C Tompson; Nicholas Jones; Josh Brewin; Elizabeth A Spencer; Clare R Bankhead; Fd Richard Hobbs; Brian D Nicholson Journal: Br J Gen Pract Date: 2018-08-13 Impact factor: 5.386