Indications and endoscopic findings of upper gastrointestinal diseases in Africa: A systematic review & meta-analysis - Abdu, Seid Mohammed; Assefa, Ebrahim Msaye; Abdu, Hussen (PloS one, 2025)
Keywords: Africa - epidemiology; Analysis; Anemia; Bias; Cancer; Cross-sectional studies; Deglutition disorders; Diagnosis; Dyspepsia; Dysphagia; Endoscopy; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Esophagitis; Esophagus; Female; Forecasts and trends; Gastric cancer; Gastritis; Gastroesophageal reflux; Gastroesophageal Reflux - diagnosis; Gastroesophageal Reflux - epidemiology; Gastroesophageal Reflux - pathology; Gastrointestinal diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases - diagnosis; Gastrointestinal Diseases - epidemiology; Gastrointestinal Diseases - pathology; Humans; Indication; Medical research; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Medicine and Health Sciences; Medicine, Experimental; Meta-analysis; Observational studies; Pathology; People and Places; Peptic ulcers; Physical Sciences; Prevalence; Regional differences; Research and Analysis Methods; Search strategies; Sex; Statistics; Systematic review; Upper Gastrointestinal Tract - diagnostic imaging; Upper Gastrointestinal Tract - pathology; Vomiting; Weight loss; Africa; Northern Africa; South Africa; Ghana; Nigeria; Ethiopia; United States--US