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Table 2 Summary of preoperative gastroscopy findings in all 405 patients, categorized by major diagnosis group

From: Unveiling the hidden pathologies: preoperative endoscopic findings in patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery

Diagnosis

Number of cases (percentage of total sample)

Reflux esophagitis (LA grade A/B/C/D)

61/21/0/0

Formation of ectopic gastric mucosa of the esophagus

7

Raised lesions under the mucosal layer of the esophagus

6

Dilated veins of the esophagus

1

Hiatal hernia

13

Carditis

2

Raised lesions at the cardia/Polyps of cardia

5

Chronic superficial gastritis

326

Chronic atrophic gastritis

17

Erosive gastritis

65

Bile reflux gastritis

12

Gastric xanthoma

2

Gastric ulcer (Active/Healing/Scarring stage)

3/5/1

Nodular gastritis

3

Gastric polyp (Yamada type I/II/III/IV)

6/9/0/0

Ectopic pancreas

1

Gastric raised lesions

5

Pyloritis

1

Gastric retention

3

Duodenitis

16

Duodenal ulcer

9

Formation of ectopic gastric mucosa in the duodenum

2

Raised lesions under the mucosal layer of the duodenum

4

Situs inversus viscerum

1

  1. The esophageal pathologies listed below were assessed based on endoscopic pictures only: reflux esophagitis (grade A–D), esophageal varices, and hiatal hernia