Manifestaciones digestivas inespecíficas asociadas al diagnóstico de cáncer gástrico. Hospital General Norte de Guayaquil Los Ceibos, durante 2019-2021.

Abstract

Introduction: Gastric cancer is a malignant neoplasm that begins in the mucosa, spreading through the mucosa to the submucosa and deeper layers, even reaching adjacent organs. (1) Its prevalence worldwide is 6%, ranking fifth in incidence of all new cancer diagnoses. (2) As far as its incidence is concerned, gastric cancer is concerned. In the early stages it is very nonspecific, so it hinders and delays diagnosis. For this reason, this work aims to demonstrate the association of nonspecific digestive manifestations with the development of gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: This research used a quantitative, observational, analytical, retrospective and cross-sectional approach in the Northern General Hospital of Guayaquil Los Ceibos, from 2019 to 2021, in the area of Gastroenterology, where a population of 244 people and a sample of 150, obtained by simple random sampling were used. Results and conclusion: The most frequent sex is male in 70% of cases. In relation to the age group, the most affected is the group over 45 years of age by 84%. The most frequently encountered nonspecific clinical manifestations were abdominal pain, dyspepsia, early satiety, nonspecific anaemia and melena. In addition, the most common symptom is dyspepsia, followed by abdominal pain, so it can be related that these unspecified gastric manifestations can be detected early and thus offer our patients better control and early therapy that helps us to provide a better quality of life.