DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i12.046

Pages: 4870-4875

The endoscopic procedures are becoming widely available all over the world. The level of expertise needed for endoscopy has also risen significantly. As a result, the number of endoscopic procedures has increased in countries like India. Among the patients undergoing endoscopic investigations and therapy, the patients of age 60 years and above are very high in numbers. The indications range from very much benign to malignant diseases. This study focuses on the elderly patients i.e. patients, more than 60 years of age, who underwent the Oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD scopy) for various indications. Total of 198 patients were enrolled by serial recruitment in this observational study, out of which 134 were males and 64 were females. Addictions were found in 71 of these patients, in the form of either tobacco use or alcoholism or both. Most common indications for OGD scopy in our study were hematemesis, dyspepsia and dysphagia. Other indications being anaemia, splenomegaly, chronic abdominal pain ect.