Dignostic value of Upper Intestinal Fiber Endoscopy in Primary Small Intestinal Lymphoma:A Prospective Study by Tunisian-French Intestinal Lymphoma Group

To assess the diagnostic value of upper intestinal fiber endoscopy in primary small intestinal lymphomas observed in an underdeveloped Mediterranean country, the endoscopic records of 40 patients (Group A) offering histologic evidence of lymphoma were compared with those of 80 patients(Group B) displaying clinieal findings of small intestinal disease, but who eventually proved to be free of lymphoma after a complete work-up.