RESUMO
We present the study of 120 cases of gastric carcinoma, observed in the Hospital Regional Honorio Delgado from Arequipa Peru, in 2683 gastroscopies, with 4.5% of incidence. We offer date of age, sex, race, occupation, antecedents, social-economic conditions, clinics, diagnosis, pathologies aspects and mortality.
Assuntos
Adenocarcinoma/epidemiologia , Neoplasias Gástricas/epidemiologia , Adenocarcinoma/diagnóstico , Adenocarcinoma/cirurgia , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Gastroscopia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Peru/epidemiologia , Fatores Sexuais , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Neoplasias Gástricas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Gástricas/cirurgiaRESUMO
763 patients from the "Honorio Delgado" Regional Hospital of Arequipa city (2300 mts ht) are studied, all suffering of gastroduodenal peptic ulcer disease. A comparison between the principal clinical feactures of patients coming from the Coast and the Hights, is done. It is concluded that in patients from the Hights ulcer disease has an earlier beginning (third decade), clinical features are atypical; the incidence of complications are higher (59%) mainly hemorrhagic ones (53%); the occurrence of gastric ulcer is also higher (DU/GU = 2.5/1 against 5/1 seen in patients from the Coast) and mortality rate is greater (2.0%).
