Evaluation of Endoscopic Findings in Patients Candidate for Renal Transplantation



Larizadeh MH¹ ; Fallah MJ² ; Barouni M¹
Source: HealthMED Published:2012

Abstract

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis demonstrate a number of gastrointestinal lesions and their complications. This was a retrospective study, accomplished during 4 years (from July 2004 to July 2007) on patients with ESRD, awaiting renal transplantation. A total of 300 patients including 174 males (58%) and 126 females (42%) enrolled during the study period. Table 1 shows the demographic characteristics of the patients. Of these, 206 patients (67.8%) had no gastrointestinal complaints.