Prevalence of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscopic Findings in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis Who Were Candidates for Kidney Transplantation

Abstract

Background:

 This research aimed to describe and analyze the endoscopic findings of the upper gastrointestinal tract in renal transplant candidates with a high prevalence of gastrointestinal system disorders.

Materials and Methods:

This cross-sectional research was conducted at Golestan Hospital in Ahvaz, Iran, from April 2022 to April 2023. It focused on patients undergoing hemodialysis over the age of 18 who were candidates for kidney transplantations. The study prospectively analyzed the pre-transplantation upper gastrointestinal endoscopic results of these patients.

Results:

There were a total of 96 patients involved. The mean age of the participants was 43.46 ± 12.61 years. The male population constituted the majority of individuals included in the research (68.8%). In general, 88% of patients had abnormal results in their endoscopy. The common discovery was gastritis, which was observed in 72.9% of cases. This was followed by esophagitis, which was found in 24% of cases, and duodenitis, which was present in 19.8% of cases.

Conclusion:

Given that most patients undergoing hemodialysis in the present research had at least one abnormality during their upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, it may be inferred that endoscopy is a suitable approach for assessing patients before transplantation to mitigate difficulties and postoperative issues.