Abstract
Surveillance of Gastric Ulcer in a Hispanic and African American Predominant Community Prospere Remy, Haritha R. Chelimilla, Umair Siddiqui, Harish Patel, Myrta Daniel, David Widjaja Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY Background: Endoscopic surveillance for benign gastric ulcer (GU) has been a common practice although it is neither recommended by the US GI societies nor is cost effective. Furthermore, the yield of the endoscopic surveillance in Hispanic and African American community has not been studied, particularly with the advent of Helicobacter Pylori (HP) treatment. Purpose: To analyze key factors and outcomes associated with endoscopic surveillance of GU in our South Bronx hospital. Methods: Persons aged 18 years or older who were diagnosed with GU on initial esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) at GI division of Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center between January 1, 2002 and April 3
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