104 consecutive patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding admitted to a district general hospital over a period of 20 months were considered for laser photocoagulation. 58 patients were found to have peptic ulcers, of which 42 had stigmata of recent haemorrhage accessible to laser photocoagulation. 17 were treated with a Nd-YAG laser and 25 were managed conservatively. There was no signific...

Chronic ulceration of the gastroduodenal mucosa is one of the most common, so called "civilization diseases" of the gastrointestinal tract in industrially developed countries. Although the primary cause of gastric and duodenal peptic ulcers is unknown, gastric acid secretion is believed to play an important role in this major pathology. Gastric peptic ulcers, which represent 20% of all peptic u...

The occurrence of peptic ulcer in infancy was described ox-er a hundred years ago by Cruveilhier (1829-35) in his Anatomie Pathologique du Corps Humain . He records the presence of multiple gastric ulcers in three infants at the respective ages of one, two, and four weeks. The lesions are clearly illustrated by drawings. Since then reports on peptic ulcers in children have appeared in ever-incr...

This reference to haematemesis appeared in a treatise, published in 1830, by Abercrombie, first Physician to the King in Scotland. Well over a century later, and despite advancing knowledge in the fields of diagnosis and pathology, there is still considerable difficulty experienced during the acute stages of haemorrhage in identifying the cause of bleeding. In the extensive writings on the caus...

Introduction. A perforated giant peptic ulcer is an emergency that requires surgery. Closure of the perforation with omental patch has been reported in several cases ulcers. However, there insufficient evidence regarding option preferred treatment. This review to discuss published reports a closed focused on complications

The occurrence of peptic ulcer in infancy was described ox-er a hundred years ago by Cruveilhier (1829-35) in his Anatomie Pathologique du Corps Humain . He records the presence of multiple gastric ulcers in three infants at the respective ages of one, two, and four weeks. The lesions are clearly illustrated by drawings. Since then reports on peptic ulcers in children have appeared in ever-incr...

Estimates of the population prevalence of peptic and duodenal ulceration in men aged between 25 and 64 years were made in the London borough of Lambeth. The sampling frame for these estimates was a 20% private census. The lifetime prevalence rate of proved peptic ulcer (haematemesis, gastric and duodenal ulcers as validated by operation or barium meal), adjusted for age and social class, was es...

The possible occurrence of peptic ulcers in infancy should be borne in mind when a masic infant fails to improve although there is not sufficient evidence of an infection in the gastro-intestinal ract. Franklin (1942) describes well the puzzling gastrointestinal symptoms in this type of case. Guthrie (1942), in a report on cases with a review of the literature, states that marasmus is the condi...

Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding is the most frequently encountered complication of peptic ulcer disease. Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) administration are two independent risk factors for UGI bleeding. Therefore, testing for and diagnosing Hp infection are essential for every patient with UGI hemorrhage. The presence of the infection is ...

A peptic ulcer is an erosion in a segment of the gastro intestinal mucosa, typically in the stomach (gastric ulcer) or first few centimeters of duodenum (duodenal ulcer) that penetrates through the muscularis mucosae. Contrary to popular belief, ulcer is not caused by spicy food but instead is most commonly due to either an infection or long term use of medications. Standard treatment is a comb...