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Gastric cancer in patients with benign dyspepsia
  1. K E L McCOLL,
  2. J KIDD,
  3. D GILLEN
  1. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
  2. University of Glasgow
  3. Gardiner Institute, Western Infirmary
  4. Glasgow G11 6NT, UK
  1. Professor K E L McColl. K.E.L.McColl{at}clinmed.gla.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.47.5.741b

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    Editor,—There is an ongoing debate regarding the value of endoscopy in younger patients presenting with dyspepsia. One important consideration is the likelihood of detecting an underlying cancer which might be cured by early treatment. The large retrospective study by Breslin and colleagues in the January issue ofGut ((2000) Gut 46:93–97.) indicates that underlying cancer will be diagnosed in about 1 in 1000 patients presenting with uncomplicated dyspepsia under …

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