Effects of Smokeless Tobacco Use on the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Mucosa: Gross and Histopathological Changes
Chronic SLT use was found to be associated with gross and histological changes in the upper GI tract such as chronic erosions, peptic ulcers, and neoplastic growths. UGIE must be done routinely in all these patients whenever they develop chronic dyspepsia for early diagnosis and management.
Authors
- Anirban Ghosal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4244-7981)
- Gayatri R Nair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1336-0451)
- Bhumika Vaishnav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8110-2273)
- Ruchitha Pailla
- S. Anand
- Anjitha S. Valiyil
Institutions
- Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of African Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_292_24
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02