Home > Journals > Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Submit your article Read this Journals View all journals
Full Text (PDF)
Original Article

Correlation of Endoscopic and Histopathological Diagnosis of Upper Gastrointestinal Lesions: A Study in a Tertiary Care Centre in Coastal Karnataka

Kirana Pailoor , Kirana Pailoor , Ramesh Naik C.N. , Murali Keshava S. , Hilda Fernandes , Jayaprakash C.S. , Nisha J. Marla

Author Information
Licence:


Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 6(1):p 5-11, . | DOI:
How Cite This Article:
Received : N/A         Accepted : N/A          Published : N/A
Abstract

Background and objective: Endoscopy and histopathological examination plays an important role in the treatment of gastrointestinal lesions. The present study was done to evaluate and correlate the endoscopic and histopathological diagnosis of the neoplastic and non-neoplastic upper gastrointestinal lesions. Materials and methods: One hundred endoscopic biopsies were studied both retrospectively and prospectively. Biopsies were retrieved using flexible fibre-optic endoscope and also video endoscope. They were transferred to a bottle containing 10% neutral formalin, processed and stained routinely with haematoxylin and eosin. Special stains such as Mucicarmine and Giemsa were done as and when required. Results: Out of 100 endoscopic biopsies, 34% were from esophagus, 48% from gastric, 15% from gastroesophageal junction and 3% from duodenum. The correlation of endoscopic and histopathological diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal lesions was 73.12%. The sensitivity of these upper gastrointestinal lesions was 76.67%, specificity 94.28%, positive predictive value 85.19% and negative predictive value was 90.41%. Conclusion: Endoscopic examination and biopsy is a convenient procedure for accurate objective assessment of patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Endoscopy is incomplete without biopsy and histopathology is the gold standard for the diagnosis of endoscopically detected lesions. 

Keywords: Endoscopic biopsy; Histopathology; Upper gastrointestinal lesions; Esophageal biopsy; Gastric biopsy; Duodenal biopsy.

References

No records found.

Funding

Author Information

Authors and Affiliatione

  • Kirana Pailoor
    ,
  • Kirana Pailoor
    ,
  • Ramesh Naik C.N.
    ,
  • Murali Keshava S.
    ,
  • Hilda Fernandes
    ,
  • Jayaprakash C.S.
    ,
  • Nisha J. Marla
    ,
Conflicts of Interest
Supplementary Information

Below is the link to the supplementary material.

Rights and Permissions


About this article

Cite this article

Licence:


Download citation

Received Accepted Published
N/A N/A N/A
DOI:
Keywords

Article Level Metrics

Last Updated

Sunday 08 June 2025, 02:27:56 (IST)

60

Accesses

00
0
00

Citations


22
11
23

View full article metrics including social shares, article views and publishing history


Article Keywords

Keyword Highlighting

Highlight selected keywords in the article text.


Timeline

Received N/A
Accepted N/A
Published N/A

licence




Access this article


Reprint Order Form
Buy Single Article
Institutional Subscriptions

Share