Age threshold for endoscopy and risk of missing upper gastrointestinal malignancy – data from the Scottish audit of gastric and oesophageal cancer

Abstract

Upper gastrointestinal malignancy is uncommon under 55 years of age and most of the patients present with alarm features. Raising the age threshold for endoscopy for new-onset uncomplicated dyspepsia from 45 to 55 years would not impact adversely on the diagnosis or outcome of upper gastrointestinal malignancy.