Our study has been conducted on 20 Egyptian uraemic patien on
regular haemodialysis and they were divided into two groups
according to the presence of upper gastrointestinal symptoms :
- Group ( A) , the symptomatic group.
- Group (B) , Asymptomatic group.
The incidence of endoscopic gastritis was found to be 55% while
incidence of endoscopic duodenitis was 40 %.
* None of our patients had peptic ulcer.
* The incidence of histologic gastritis was 65 % (Antral gastritis
was found in 50 % and body gastritis in 55 ).
* The most common form of histologic gastritis met with the
chromic type.
* The incidence of histologic duodenitis was found to be 45%.
* There is no correlation between endoscopic and histologic
gastritis or duodenitis.
* The incidence of Helicobacter- like organims ( HLO) in gastric
mucosa was 40 % and in duodenal mucosa was 25 % of all
patients.
* There is no significant correlation between the presence of HLO
and special type of histologic gastritis.
* There is significant correlation between the presence of HLO at
the antrum and the presence of symptoms.
* There is significant correlation between the presence of HLO and
histologic inflammation at the antrum. |
