Background Peptic ulcer disease is a multifactorial health problem, and its prevalence and risk factors have changed considerably within the past century. Objective To determine the prevalence of peptic ulcer among the population of Arar city and to identify risk factors for peptic ulcer and to estimate their relative impact on ulcer incidence. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried ou...

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) in children remains rare and difficult to diagnose before the onset of complications. We report on a case of a 12-month child with perforated duodenal ulcer, association with malaria. The severity of the febrile presentation and the positive laboratory confirmation of malaria delayed the diagnosis of PUD. Surgical intervention was successful and without significant se...

background: helicobacter pylori (h.p) and non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (nsaid) are the most common cause of peptic ulcer disease (pud). this study was designed to identify endoscopic, clinical and demographic features of patients with h.p positive in comparison with nsaid related pud.methods: from december 2004 to march 2008, 5885 patients underwent upper gi tract endoscopy in a large ...

Background To explore corellation of anxiety, depression ant type personality in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and compare with peptic ulcer (PU). Subjects methods In this study, prevalence was investigated 362 cases divided into three groups: 112 IBD patients, 122 patients 128 control group who didn't have any gastrointestinal or psychic complaints. diagnosis were established by standard di...

Helicobacter pylori infection is the most common cause of peptic ulcer disease and is an etiologic factor in the development of gastric malignancies. Eradication of H. pylori heals most uncomplicated peptic ulcers, as well as preventing their relapse. In addition, H. pylori therapy has recently been used as a first line treatment for most low grade MALT lymphomas. Despite its efficacy, a small ...

Perforations of peptic ulcers account for between 5 % and 8% of abdominal conditions submitted to urgent laparotomy. The general practitioner may see less than one case a year even though in an average-sized practice he has many patients with peptic ulcers. This relative rarity of the complication of perforation in the experience of the individual practitioner does not often lead to difficulty ...

We report a 74-year-old man with Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) whose only prior illness was peptic ulcer disease. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy demonstrated gastric ulcer scars accompanied by marked deformity, without pathologic evidence of malignancy. WE due to peptic ulcer disease in previous reports was substantially associated with thiamine deficiency due to recurrent vomiting or surgic...

Peptic ulcer bleeding remains a common cause of hospital admission, morbidity and mortality. Data published since 2006 illustrate that assessment, endoscopic and pharmacological management, and follow-up strategies can be refined to improve the overall prognosis of peptic ulcer bleeding.

introduction: cholestasis is impairment of normal bile excretion into the duodenum and classified as mechanical and non mechanical cholestasis. mechanical cholestasis presents with increase in bile duct diameter or obstruction in bile duct in an ercp. cholestasis leads to different complications. one of these complications is mucosal peptic erosion leading to gastrointestinal bleeding, perforat...