A peptic ulcer is an open sore in the lining of the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum, which is the upper portion of the small intestine that connects to the stomach. Epithelial cells lining the inner ...

Medicine borrows much of its vocabulary from Latin and ancient Greek. For example, the word "gastric" refers to the stomach. The word "peptic" refers to the digestive system. As such, these two terms ...

THIS report is concerned with the surgical care of gastric and duodenal ulcers in two small hospitals in New Hampshire. It covers a period of two and a half years, ending June 30, 1953, during which ...

Peptic ulcers are open sores along the inner lining of the stomach, duodenum, or esophagus. The two primary causes of peptic ulcers are infection with Helicobacter pylori bacteria and the overuse of ...

A peptic ulcer is a sore occurring in the lining of the first portion of the small intestine, the stomach or the esophagus. Ulcers are crater-like sores which are usually one-fourth to three-fourths ...

LARGE ulcers of the duodenum are rare. Only -L# 21 cases of duodenal ulcers of 2 cm. or more have been reported in the literature. These so-called giant duodenal ulcers may involve the entire duodenal ...

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;3(2):80-89. Despite their well-accepted anti-inflammatory and analgesic benefits, NSAID use is probably the most common cause of gastrointestinal mucosal ...

HOW TO TAKE THE POST-TEST: Click here after reading the article to take the post-test on myCME.com. Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a common dis­order in the United States, with approximately 500,000 ...

A peptic ulcer is the term used for a sore that occurs in the mucosal lining of the stomach, small intestine, or esophagus. When the ulcer is in the stomach it might also be called a gastric ulcer.

Ulcers, those gnawing sores in the stomach or duodenum (the first part of the small intestine), often bring visions of greasy food or over-the-counter pain relievers to mind. While these factors can ...

Closing a perforated duodenal ulcer with a stent was feasible and did not appear to differ from surgical closure in outcomes, a small randomized Swedish study suggested. In the 42-patient study, the ...