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 |