Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Hepatitis C is a huge burden on health care system. This study describes different types of lesions that can be found in patients with hepatitis C undergoing UGI endoscopy. Methods: Thirty consecutive patients with hepatitis C who came for UGI endoscopy for varied indications in the Endoscopy Room, Government Medical College Patiala, from January 1, 2016 onwards were included in this study. Results: The lesions were both, associated with portal hypertension and not associated with portal hypertension. Out of 30 patients who underwent UGI endoscopy, in the esophagus 22(73.33%) patient had lesions associated with portal hypertension and 2(6.67%) not associated with portal hypertension, in the stomach 11(36.67%) lesions were associated with portal hypertension and 7(23.33 %) lesions not associated with portal hypertension, and in the duodenum no lesion was found to be associated with portal hypertension and 2(6.66%) lesions were not associated with portal hypertension. Conclusions: This study has revealed that not only lesions associated with portal hypertension but also the lesions not associated with portal hypertension can be seen on UGI endoscopy in patients with Hepatitis C.
Key words: Cherry red spot, Gastric antral vascular ectasia, Esophageal varices, Portal hyperetensive gastropathy

Corresponding author: Dr. Kumar A, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India

This article may be cited as: Kumar A, Goyal S, Bhardwaj H, Bhardwaj BL, Jain P, Jaura S, Singla G. Upper gastro intestinal endoscopic lesions in patients with hepatitis C. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(2):64-66.