Table 6 Characteristics of patients with abnormal histopathological examination while normal endoscopy (N = 133)

Mean ± SD (range)

89.25 ± 50.82 months (5 − 192 months) (5 mo. -16 yrs)

Age distribution

< 60 months (n, %) *

(43, 32.6%)

60–120 months (n, %)

(50, 37.6%)

120–180 months (n, %)

(36, 27.3%)

≥ 180 months (n, %)

(4, 3.0%)

Sex

Female

64 (48.5%)

Male

68 (51.5%)

Primary indication for upper endoscopy†

N

%

Abdominal pain/dyspepsia *

68

34.8

Vomiting

30

22.7

Failure to thrive/weight loss

11

8.3

Chronic diarrhea

10

7.6

R/O celiac disease

14

10.6

Anemia

9

6.8

Abdominal distention

6

4.5

Dysphagia/odynophagia

3

2.3

Short stature

4

3.0

Recurrent ulcers

3

2.3

Others

5

3.8

Site of Histopathological abnormalities

Esophagus

25

Stomach

71

Duodenum

49

Most Common Abnormality in each organ

Esophagus : Reflux esophagitis

Stomach : H. pylori gastritis

Duodenum: Celiac disease

The results that affected the management (N = 56, 42.4%)

Eosinophilic esophagitis (2)

H.pylori gastritis (37)

Celiac disease (17)