Endoscopic evaluation of patients with gastric wall thickening detected with computed tomography

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Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the endoscopy results of patients with gastric wallthickening detected in the upper gastrointestinal tract based on computed tomography imaging performed to investigate different complaints.Materials and Methods: The results of patients who were referred between October 2009 and March 2015 after computed tomography imaging demonstrated upper gastrointestinal system wall thickening and who underwent endoscopy were reviewed retrospectively. Patient data of age, gender, the location of the thickening detected with radiological imaging, hemoglobin values, endoscopy fidings, and diagnosis were analyzed.Results: A total 171 patients underwent gastroscopy for upper gastrointestinal wall thickening. Forty-three (25.1%) of the patients were diagnosed with stomach cancer, 87 (50.8%) with gastritis, 8 (4.6%) had a hiatal hernia, 7 (40.09%) had a gastric polyp, and 20 (11.6%) had a gastric ulcer. Six patients (3.5%) had normalresults. Patients with gastritis had a mean hemoglobin level of 12.6 g/dL compared with 10.09 g/dL in those with stomach cancer (p<0.001). Patients with an ulcer had a mean hemoglobin level of 10.8 g/dL compared with 12.6 g/dL in patients with gastritis (p<0.001). Among the patients with wall thickening in the uppergastrointestinal system and malignancy, 83.7% were over 50 years of age and 51% had a hemoglobin level below 10 g/dL.Conclusion: Wall thickening detected in the gastrointestinal system with radiological imaging may be a sign of malignancy, especially in patients who are over 50 years of age and have a hemoglobin level below 10 g/dL.