Upper gastrointestinal bleeding among Saudis: Etiology and prevalence the Riyadh Central Hospital experience.

Fiberoptic esophagastroduodenoscopic examination of 747 Saudi patients who presented with acute upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding between January 184G to December 1986G showed that ruptured esophageal varices, erosive gastritis, duodenitis and peptic ulcer disease were the most common findings. There were 515 males and 232 females (M:F 2.2:1).

Prevalence of Helicobacter (formerly Campylobacter) pylori infection in Saudia Arabia, and comparison of those with and without upper gastrointestinal symptoms.

A causative role is now accepted for Helicobacter (formerly Campylobacter) pylori in type B gastritis, and evidence is accumulating that H. pylori infection plays a major contributory role in duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, and epidemic gastric cancer. The prevalence of H.

The use of primary health care system in the control of schistosomiasis in the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia.

The use of well developed and adequately distributed Primary Health Care (PHC) centers for the control of schistosomiasis in the infested areas in the Central Province of Saudi Arabia around the capital city of Riyadh has proven feasible producing satisfactory results. The number of inhabitants examined for schistosomiasis increased from 10688 in 1984 to 106579 in 1988, and the prevalence dropped from 9.3% in 1984 to 0.