According to an estimate made by Avery Jones and Pollak (1945), 1,500,000 men and women in England and Wales suffer from peptic ulcer, and Bockus (1943) expressed the general opinion when he said that " Well over 10 per cent. of all adults of the male sex have or have had an ulcer." It is therefore of considerable interest to determine the significance of peptic ulcer to industry, in terms of s...

â  â  background dyspepsia is a common disorder that can present many clinical dilemmas in patient management. although not life-threatening, the symptoms are long-lasting, interfere with daily activities and have a significant impact upon quality of life. the aim of this study was to determine prevalence of dyspepsia and its relationship with demographic and socioeconomic factors, and lifestyl...

BACKGROUND: Uncomplicated dyspepsia has a low predictive value in diagnosing upper gastrointestinal organic disease making early endoscopy essential. OBJECTIVE: To assess the reliability of clinical information in the diagnosis of organic disease in patients referred for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. METHODS: Patients who were referred for gastroscopy to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, in A...

ackground & Aims: The aim of this study was to ssess systematically the efficacy of proton pump inhibtors (PPIs) in the treatment of functional dyspepsia ompared with placebo and to determine if any differnce in the response exists between symptom subgroups f functional dyspepsia. Methods: A literature search as performed through September 2005 in PubMed, Medine, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane da...

BACKGROUND Traditionally, patients presenting with uncomplicated dyspepsia have been managed using empiric antisecretory therapy, followed by endoscopy in the event of persistent symptoms or complication. Since Helicobacter pylori is now accepted as an important and potentially reversible cause of ulcer disease, it is important to reevaluate the management of dyspepsia. The goal of this study i...

OBJECTIVE Previous reports have suggested that gastrointestinal (GI) diseases may cause halitosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between upper GI conditions, especially gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and halitosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and thirty two consecutive patients complaining of upper GI symptoms were included in the study. All the patients...

CASE REPORT Mr. J. M. S., a surveyor aged 45, suffered from indigestio-n for many years. During the war his dyspepsia was investigated on several occasions and in Cairo in 1944 he had a barium meal examinationi, but no evidence of peptic ulcer was discovered. Because of the repeated negative findings at clinical and radiological examination he was considered to be suffering from nervous dyspeps...

The efficacy of Vasa (Adhatoda vasica) in the form of syrup against Non-ulcer Dyspepsia (Amiapitta) through a clinical trial is attempted here. This trial showed hopeful results. The drug has reduced the total and free HCL in the patients of hyperacidity and hyperchlorhydria.

Background: Uninvestigated dyspepsia (UD) is common and only 26.4% of these are peptic ulcer disease, while 50% are non-ulcer dyspepsia. A recent study found that nephrolithiasis with urinary tract infection may have the dyspeptic symptoms. Objective: The authors searched for any associations between repeated UD and pyuria, hematuria and other factors. Material and Method: A case-control study ...