The goal of research. To analyze some features peptic ulcer the stomach and duodenum in children, depending on type constitution. Material methods We examined 58 children aged 12-18 years with a diagnosis and/or duodenum, who underwent endoscopic examination, Hp was detected biopsy aero test. Results. Peptic disease more often asthenic (67.2%), less hypersthenic (17.3%) normosthenics (15.5%). V...

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...

BACKGROUND Mortality after perforated and bleeding peptic ulcer increases with age. Limited data exist on how the higher burden of comorbidity among elderly patients affects this association. We aimed to examine the association of age with short-term mortality after perforated and bleeding peptic ulcer and to determine the impact of comorbidity on this association. METHODS In this population-...

The present study aimed to investigate the association between endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and peptic ulcers in patients with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), in association with the efficiency of peptic ulcer treatment. The study recruited healthy subjects and peptic ulcer patients with or without T2DM. All the ulcer patients, including those with and without T2DM, were admi...

A perforated peptic ulcer in a child is a rare entity. Severe abdominal pain in an ill-appearing child with a rigid abdomen and possibly with signs of shock is the typical presenting feature of this life-threatening complication of peptic ulcer disease. We present a case of a 14.5-year-old adolescent girl who developed abdominal and shoulder pain that resolved after 1 day. She was then complete...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Data concerning peptic and infectious ulcers in children are limited. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence, presenting symptoms and significance of symptomatology in ulcer diagnosis in the pediatric age group. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between January 2000 and 2009, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy charts were examined retrospectively. All children in whom a diag...

Emergency endoscopy was done in 306 patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Most of the patients were in the age group 20—39 years. Male to female ratio was 2.3:1. The main causes of bleeding were peptic ulcer (40.1 8%), oesophageal varices (32.4%) and superficial mucosal lesions (13.9%). Causes of bleeding remained obscure in 7.2% cases; dual lesions were seen in 2.94%. Complete f...

BACKGROUND The aetiology of non-ulcer dyspepsia and a possible connection to peptic ulcer disease is debated. This paper discusses this problem in a population based study. AIMS The relation between non-ulcer dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease was explored by the distribution in the general population and their associations to demographic, lifestyle, and psychological factors. METHODS All i...