de EDA, realizados no período de 2008 a 2013. Mas, foram excluídos 6 laudos ilegíveis e 168 EDA incompletas (exame não realizado). As análises estatísticas foram concretizadas pelo SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, versão 20.0), com nível de confiança 95% e p < 0,05. As Esofagopatias foram bastante frequentes, com incidência de 22,4% das EDA estudadas. Dentre essas lesões, as mais observadas compõem o grupo das doenças benignas do Esôfago. Destacando-se as Esofagites (92%) como a lesão esofágica mais frequente e dentre as Esofagites, a Esofagite Erosiva (73,3%) a mais incidente. Seguindo as Esofagites, as Hérnias Hiatais ocupam o segundo lugar, com 13,1% das lesões mostrando falhas no hiato diafragmático. As lesões sugestivas de malignidade foram evidenciadas em menos de 2,5% das esofagopatias. As doenças esofágicas, estatisticamente, foram mais comuns no gênero masculino e aumentam suas frequências com o avançar da idade, sugerindo uma influência externa e comportamental. As lesões sugestivas de processos tumorais só foram evidenciadas, após a quinta década de vida. A EDA é uma importante ferramenta na investigação de doenças do tubo digestivo alto. Representa um método seguro, acessível e com elevada sensibilidade diagnóstica na detecção de Esofagopatias.
Upper Digestive Endoscopy (EDA) is an important diagnostic tool in the investigation of esophagopathies, as it presents high accuracy in the detection of diseases of the upper digestive tract. Thus, the objective was to analyze the incidence of esophagopathies evidenced in EDA. As well as typifying them, relating them with the variables of gender and age range. This is a retrospective study with a quantitative approach, conducted with EDA reports from the Mossoró Health Community, RN. The sample consisted of 10,317 (ten thousand three hundred and seventeen) reports from EDA, carried out from 2008 to 2013. But 6 illegible reports and 168 incomplete EDA (examination not performed) were excluded. Statistical analyzes were performed by the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences, version 20.0), with a confidence level of 95% and p <0.05. Esophageal diseases were very frequent, with an incidence of 22.4% of the studied EDA. Among these lesions, the most observed are the group of benign diseases of the esophagus. Esophagitis (92%) stands out as the most frequent esophageal lesion and among the Esophagitis, Erosive Esophagitis (73.3%) the most incident. Following the Esophagitis, Hiatal Hernias are in second place, with 13.1% of the lesions showing failures in the diaphragmatic hiatus. Lesions suggestive of malignancy were found in less than 2.5% of esophagopathies. Esophageal diseases, statistically, were more common in males and increase their frequency with advancing age, suggesting an external and behavioral influence. Lesions suggestive of tumoral processes were only evident after the fifth decade of life. EDA is an important tool in the investigation of upper digestive tract diseases. It represents a safe, affordable and highly diagnostic method for detecting esophagopathies.
