Main indications for upper digestive endoscopy
Desaint, B.; Florent, C.
La Revue du Praticien 41(3): 199-206
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-2640 PMID: 2006375 Document Number: 371564
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGI) is now widely accepted as the first-line examination of the digestive tract. UGI provides the diagnosis of most oesophageal and gastroduodenal diseases such as ulcer, cancer or oesophagitis. It is also valuable in the diagnosis of chronic diarrhoea, immunodeficiencies (immunoglobulin deficiency) and in AIDS patients. Improvements in disinfection and anesthesia make UGI a safe and well-tolerated procedure. Finally, it is, of course, the gold standard for the diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhages and in many cases requiring endoscopic therapy.