Document 0156
 DOCN  M95B0156
 TI    [Endoscopic gastrointestinal findings in patients with human
       immunodeficiency virus infection]
 DT    9511
 AU    Nieto I; Llach J; Bordas JM; Mondelo F; Elizalde I; Bataller R; Teres J;
       Servicios de Gastroenterologia, Hospital Clinic i Provincial,;
       Barcelona.
 SO    Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1995 Feb;18(2):57-60. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/95346727
 AB    From January 1992 to August 1993, 150 endoscopies (114 fiber
       gastroscopies, 29 fiber colonoscopies and 7 CPRE) were carried out in a
       total of 142 anti HIV positive patients. The most frequent clinical
       manifestations leading to the exploration were dysphagia, epigastric
       pain, diarrhea and upper or lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopic
       alterations were observed in most of the exploration although specific
       diagnosis was only achieved in approximately one third of the patients
       with the most frequent being esophagitis by Candida and CMV (21% and 5%,
       respectively in the fiber gastroscopies performed). Digestive
       manifestations were varied in the patients in whom esophagitis by
       Candida was diagnosed while dysphagia and diarrhea were the symptoms
       commonly observed in the patients with esophagitis or colitis by CMV.
       The diagnostic profitability of endoscopy was high in patients
       presenting dysphagia, diarrhea, gastrointestinal bleeding or in those in
       whom endoscopy was performed for tumoral staging or to evaluate the
       possible existence of manifestations secondary to the presence of portal
       hypertension.
 DE    Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde  Colonoscopy
       Comparative Study  English Abstract  Gastrointestinal
       Diseases/*DIAGNOSIS/RADIOGRAPHY  Gastroscopy  Human  HIV
       Seropositivity/*COMPLICATIONS  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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