Clinical Gastroenterology Journal

Department of Surgery, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda

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• Research   
  Endoscopy and Histopathological Findings of Gastric Fundus Mucosa in Patients with Hiatus Hernias
  Author(s): Twaha Muwanga, Francis Basimbe*, Ignatius Kakande and Emmanuel Othieno
  
  Background: Hiatal hernia remains a serious medical concern, which occurs quite frequently in the general population, and is characterized by a wide range of non-specific symptoms. Many studies have highlighted the association of hiatus hernia with changes in the distal oesophageal mucosa. Despite the burden of hiatus hernia, little is known about the endoscopic and histopathological changes in the gastric fundus mucosa in patients presenting with this condition and it is known that malignancies involving the fundus and cardia carry a worse prognosis. Objective: To assess the endoscopic and histopathological findings of gastric fundus mucosa in patients diagnosed with Hiatus hernias at Endoscopy. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 120 patients diagnosed with hiatus hernia at St. Francis hospital, Nsamb.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2952-8518.2023.8.193

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