The Frequency of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders Detected Upon Endoscopic Gastric/Duodenal Biopsies in Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of various Upper Gastrointestinal Tract disorders
detected on Endoscopic gastric/ duodenal biopsies in patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia.
Methods: Three hundred eighty four patients of both genders with a diagnosis of Iron
Deficiency Anemia and Stool for Occult Blood positive were selected via Non- Probability
Consecutive Sampling and were subject to Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 4 types of Upper
GI disorders were identified from the histopathology of the biopsies specimen. SPSS version 20.0
was used for Statistical Analysis.
Results: Out of a total of 384 patients included in the study, 231 (60.15%) were between the age
group of 20-30 years, 153 (39.84%) between 31-45 years. Mean+SD was calculated as
29.88+6.75 years, 109 (28.38%) were males and 275 (71.61%) were females. Frequency of
upper gastrointestinal tract disorders in patients with iron deficiency anemia was recorded in 179
(46.61%) while 205 (53.38%) patients had no findings on Upper GI Endoscopy. Out of 179 cases,
53 (29.60%) had Erosive gastritis, 59 (33.51%) had gastric ulcer, 34 (18.99%) had Erosive
duodenitis while 33 (18.43%) had Gastric malignancy.
Conclusions: The Frequency of Upper Gastrointestinal tract disorders in patients with iron
deficiency anemia is high out of which Gastric ulcer followed by Erosive gastritis are the most
common disorders, which may be avoided by controlling Iron Deficiency Anemia