Kronik böbrek yetmezliği tanılı hastalarda üst gastrointestinal sisteme ait endoskopik ve histolojik bulguların değerlendirilmesi

2018 and who underwent endoscopy, regardless of the etiology. Patients were categorized according into the following three groups: hemodialysis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, and nondialysis. Results: We studied the data of 493 patients (mean age, 57.02 ± 16.3 years, 64.1% men), of which 270 were categorized in the hemodialysis, 34 in contin - uous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, and 189 in the nondialysis groups. Abnormal endoscopic findings were detected in 83% of the patients, and the rates of these findings were similar for the three groups, i.e., the hemodialysis groups showed a rate of 83.7%, continuous ambula - tory peritoneal dialysis showed 73.5%, and nondialysis group showed 83.6% (P = 0.317). The most common endoscopic finding in all patients was gastritis (67.7%). Total 320 patients underwent histological evalua tion. Helicobacter pylori infection, intestinal metaplasia, and gastric can cer rates for the hemodialysis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialy - sis, and nondialysis groups were 24%, 26.6%, and 0.9%, respectively. Conclusion: Most patients with chronic kidney disease have disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Since premalignant gastric lesions are common in these patients, endoscopic evaluation is an acceptable procedure, particularly in those awaiting kidney transplantation.