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Abstract
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PART VI
SUMMARY
For this study, one hundred ”Uldf1:fty four
sUbjects were r~domly collected. They were
classified according to the smoking habit into,
non smokers, smokers and ex-smokers. According to
smoking index, subjects were further subdivided into
mild, moderate and heavy smokers.
Gastroscopy was done for each SUbject. Barium
meal was found to diagnose better th~ to exclude
abnormalities ~d gastroscopy is more reliable in
diagnosis.
The resulh of our study casted a strong light
condemningsmoking as a basic aetiology for esophagogastroduodenal
lesions found in gastroscopic
eXamination;
The reasons put forward are :
(1) Normal gastroscopic findings are found mUch
more less in smokers thl:\D. non smokers.
(2) It was found from our study that whenever the
smoking index increases,the incidence ot these
esophagogastroduodenal lesions increase.
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