Clinical features of peptic ulcer in aged group.

Clinical and endoscopic features of peptic ulcer bleeding in Malaysia.

The characteristics of patients and the endoscopic features of 196 patients with bleeding peptic ulcer in a multi-ethnic population were investigated. There was a male preponderance (M: F= 6.3: 1) and their mean age was 63.5 years. The prevalence of peptic ulcer bleeding in the Malays and Indians was similar to the ethnic distribution of population. However, the Chinese were over represented. N...

Clinical observations on peptic ulcer in Japan.

Peptic ulcer is one of the most important and frequent gastrointestinal diseases in Japan similarly as in the foreign countries. Although the reports of statistics on peptic ulcer of pathologicanatomical and clinical materials and of mortality have been presented abundantly, there are but few which review widely the true and accurate features of peptic ulcer in Japan. Recently we had an opportu...

Peptic Ulcer: Clinical Aspects, Diagnosis, Management

Peptic Ulcer

Peptic Ulcer

The conventional biomedical model used for medical research and disease management is a linear model in which the cause-effect relationship is important. In contrast, the model used in psychosomatic medicine is a bio-psychosocial model in which much importance is attached to interactions and relationships among various factors, as well as to the individuality of the patients. When peptic ulcer ...