Characteristic

Number (n)

Percentage (%)

Age group

New born

1

0.003

Infant

55

18.50

Small children

58

21.09

Child

65

23.64

Adolescent

101

36.73

Sex

Male

132

47.79

Female

144

52.21

Indications of UGIE

Diagnostic procedure:

273

98.05

Abdominal pain

111

38.95

Ingestion of caustic products

85

29.82

Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding

31

10.87

Vomiting

29

10.17

Gastrooesophageal reflux

10

3.50

Liver cirrhosis (portal hypertension research)

9

3.15

Dysphagia

4

1.40

Antropylorique stenosis

1

0.35

Failure to thrive

1

0.35

Halitosis

1

0.35

Therapeutic procedure:

3

1.05

Ingestion of foreign body

3

1.05