Final diagnoses made after upper with or without lower gastrointestinal investigations
| Diagnosis | No of patients |
|---|---|
| *One patient had coeliac disease and a gastric ulcer. | |
| †Others: “Creon” induced inflammatory stricture; stricture at splenic flexure diagnosed on computed tomography. No lower gastrointestinal investigation. | |
| Oesophagitis (at least grade III) | 4 |
| Oesophageal carcinoma | 1 |
| Gastritis (erosive) | 1 |
| Gastric ulcer | 7* |
| Gastric carcinoma | 4 |
| Duodenal ulcer | 2 |
| Coeliac disease | 3* |
| Colonic polyps | 4 |
| Colonic carcinoma | 4 |
| Angiodysplasia | 1 |
| No cause found | 63 |
| Others | 2† |