XXXX of the stomach and duodenum: A clinical study with emphasis on the value of endoscopy and endoscopic biopsies.

@entity1 @entity66 @entity738 @entity1066 @entity33 @entity3116 @entity30 @entity3137
The aim of this study was to correlate endoscopic, radiological and pathological observations in 30 @entity1 with @entity30 , with involvement of the stomach and/or duodenum. The incidence of gastroduodenal involvement in our @entity1 with @entity30 is about 3%. 22 of the 30 @entity1 had intrinsic lesions of the stomach and/or duodenum; in 8 @entity1 the lesions seemed to be produced by involvement from contiguous diseased bowel. Radiological studies and endoscopy of the gastroduodenal region are complementary. @entity33 . Other features, for example a diminished expansion and the presence of contiguity lesions, are better demonstrated by barium meal. The @entity3137 found at endoscopy are heterogenous, but irregularly-shaped @entity1066 and erosions in a disrupted mucosal pattern are typical for gastroduodenal @entity30 . Pathological examination of endoscopic "forceps"-biopsies permitted a conclusive diagnosis based on the presence of @entity738 , in 15/22 (68%) of the cases with @entity66 . This observation indicates that simple forceps biopsy is a very useful diagnostic tool. Involvement of the first part of the duodenum in @entity30 was complicated by a @entity3116 in two @entity1 .
