Diagnostic yield of gastrointestinal endoscopy in North West Region Cameroon and trends in diagnosis over time

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Gastrointestinal endoscopy is an important modality for diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disease, but there are limited data regarding the diagnostic yield of endoscopy in Cameroon and changes in the prevalence of endoscopic findings over time. Our aims were to describe the diagnostic utility of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy, the impact of periodic on-site mentorship on cecal intubation rate and changes in the prevalence of common upper gastrointestinal findings when compared to a similar report from our region published in 1990.

Keywords

• diagnosis
• therapy
• stomach
• colon
• endoscopy
• colonoscopy
• africa
• cameroon
• ulcer
• cancer