Peptic ulcer disease prevalence is decreasing in the West, except in certain populations such as immigrants. [2] A UK population-based cohort study reported an overall incidence of uncomplicated peptic ulcer as being 0.75 cases per 1,000 person-years, declining from 1.1 to 0.52 cases per 1,000 person-years between 1997 and 2005. A reduction in H. pylori-related peptic ulcers, changing patterns ...

hsematemesis and vomiting were regarded formerly as signs of peptic ulcer. They are known now to be utterly ^reliable as signs, both singly and collectively. The symptomatology of peptic ulcers needs to be written afresh on a clean slate, and more consideration paid to various conditions which mimic the symptoms On short refiection it is obvious that there is something radically ^rong. Duodenal...

(UGIB) is the most common gastrointestinal emergency; the annual incidence of hospital admission for UGIB is 0.1%. The most common cause is peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB), which is noted in 31% to 67% of all cases. 1 Mortality rates have remained unchanged at 6% to 8% because of patient characteristics such as older age, higher incidence of concurrent illness, and high hospitalized chance. 2 Endos...

OBJECTIVES The eradication of Helicobacter (H.) pylori allows peptic ulcers in patients infected with the bacteria to be cured. Treatment with the classic triple regimen (proton pump inhibitor, amoxicillin and clarithromycin) has shown decreased efficacy due to increased bacterial resistance to clarithromycin. In our country, the eradication rate by intention to treat with this regimen is 83%. ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the combined effects of Helicobacter pylori infection and traditional risk factors for peptic ulcer. METHODS A case-control study was conducted in chemical factories in Shanghai, China. The cases were 500 people with peptic ulcer randomly selected from all staff who met the selection criteria. The controls were 500 employees randomly selected from the same factories ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the accuracy of the determination of Helicobacter pylori infection by a stool immunoassay in patients with upper-gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB) of peptic origin, in comparison with the routine histological study, serology, rapid urease and 13C-breath tests. METHODS Sixty-eight patients with endoscopically proven UGB of peptic origin were included. The presence of H. pylor...

BACKGROUND Among the various methods of combined endoscopic therapy for high-risk bleeding peptic ulcers the use of adrenaline followed by injection of ethanolamine is minimally demanding in terms of the endoscopic skills and instrumentation but has not been adequately studied. The aim of the present study is to determine whether the injection of ethanolamine in combination with epinephrine com...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The aim was to estimate the age and sex specific incidences of duodenal and gastric ulcers censored for death and migration. DESIGN A population based cohort was followed seven years through records of x ray examinations, endoscopies, and operations in the only hospital serving the area. SETTING The study was conducted in the municipality of Tromsø, Northern Norway, where al...

Peptic ulcers and gastritis are a serious and growing health problem in the whole world. Ulcers affect about 5 million Americans each year, and more than 40,000 people annually have ulcer-related surgery. Each year, approximately 15,000 people in the Unites States die of ulcer-related complications, the worst of which are an internal bleeding and perforation. A peptic ulcer is an open sore or l...