Different Compound Diagnoses in Patients Presented with Upper Abdominal Complaints

Back ground: Upper abdominal complaints include a variety of symptoms that make the patients seeking the medical advice. Error in diagnosis leads to unnecessary admission to hospital, delay in treatment and possible increasing in mortality rate. Objectives of study: To show that this grou...

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Main Author: Mohamad Theyab Al-mishhadani
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Language:English
Published: College of medicine/ University of Diyala 2019-11-01
Series:Diyala Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://djm.uodiyala.edu.iq/index.php/djm/article/view/461
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description Back ground: Upper abdominal complaints include a variety of symptoms that make the patients seeking the medical advice. Error in diagnosis leads to unnecessary admission to hospital, delay in treatment and possible increasing in mortality rate. Objectives of study: To show that this group of patients may have more than one diagnosis. Detect the symptoms which are associated with high incidence of compound diagnosis. Patients and method: One Hundred patients who are with different upper abdominal complaints collected randomly from the patients who referred to surgical clinic in Alkufa teaching hospital , All of them submitted to U/S and OGD examination in the period from the first of  NOV. 1996 through JUN.1997.  Result: Ten patients which represent 10%of the sample had more than one diagnosis and the most of them were complaining from dyspepsia as primary symptoms or as an associated symptom. Conclusion: Many patients who presented with upper abdominal complaint may had more than one pathology, and usually one of these pathologies was the main cause of the symptom. Correct preoperative diagnosis is essential to avoid unnecessary operation and to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with missed diagnosis or over treatment. Recommendations: We recommend a combined OGD &U\S examination in this group of patients especially in those with dyspepsia.
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spelling doaj.art-48a942346b5148d282bda78437a2d5292023-11-24T23:23:23ZengCollege of medicine/ University of DiyalaDiyala Journal of Medicine2219-97642617-89822019-11-0112Different Compound Diagnoses in Patients Presented with Upper Abdominal ComplaintsMohamad Theyab Al-mishhadani Back ground: Upper abdominal complaints include a variety of symptoms that make the patients seeking the medical advice. Error in diagnosis leads to unnecessary admission to hospital, delay in treatment and possible increasing in mortality rate. Objectives of study: To show that this group of patients may have more than one diagnosis. Detect the symptoms which are associated with high incidence of compound diagnosis. Patients and method: One Hundred patients who are with different upper abdominal complaints collected randomly from the patients who referred to surgical clinic in Alkufa teaching hospital , All of them submitted to U/S and OGD examination in the period from the first of  NOV. 1996 through JUN.1997.  Result: Ten patients which represent 10%of the sample had more than one diagnosis and the most of them were complaining from dyspepsia as primary symptoms or as an associated symptom. Conclusion: Many patients who presented with upper abdominal complaint may had more than one pathology, and usually one of these pathologies was the main cause of the symptom. Correct preoperative diagnosis is essential to avoid unnecessary operation and to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with missed diagnosis or over treatment. Recommendations: We recommend a combined OGD &U\S examination in this group of patients especially in those with dyspepsia. http://djm.uodiyala.edu.iq/index.php/djm/article/view/461Upper Abdominal Complaints \Compound Diagnoses
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Upper Abdominal Complaints \Compound Diagnoses
title Different Compound Diagnoses in Patients Presented with Upper Abdominal Complaints
title_full Different Compound Diagnoses in Patients Presented with Upper Abdominal Complaints
title_fullStr Different Compound Diagnoses in Patients Presented with Upper Abdominal Complaints
title_full_unstemmed Different Compound Diagnoses in Patients Presented with Upper Abdominal Complaints
title_short Different Compound Diagnoses in Patients Presented with Upper Abdominal Complaints
title_sort different compound diagnoses in patients presented with upper abdominal complaints
topic Upper Abdominal Complaints \Compound Diagnoses
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