Outcome of patients with diagnoses that might favour an initial invasive approach—“significant diagnoses”
| Suspicious lesion | Gastric ulcer | Varices | Suspected Barrett's oesophagus | Stricture | |
| Include | 15 cases | 63 cases | No cases | 46 cases | 19 cases |
| 2 gastric cancers | 1 gastric cancer | 10 biopsy positive | 16 oesophageal ring | ||
| 1 moderate dysplasia | 3 benign stricture | ||||
| Revised diagnosis | – | – | – | – | 44 reflux/hiatus hernia |
| Exclude | 3 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
| Record unavailable | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 20 | 94 | 12 | 55 | 74 |
Patients were excluded if their presenting symptoms on case record review were considered sinister or where other illnesses precluded a non-invasive approach.