Peptic ulcer bleeding is a common and potentially fatal condition. It is best managed using a multidisciplinary approach by a team with medical, endoscopic and surgical expertise. The management ...

The most common symptom of peptic ulcers is a feeling of burning around the stomach area, just under the rib cage. “The pain may be severe and may occur before or after meals.

New research shows that men with gastric ulcers are at an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, and that the presence of a duodenal ulcer is not associated with pancreatic cancer. “This suggests ...

In an extremely rare decision, labor standards inspectors recognized the death of a 62-year-old man from a hemorrhagic gastric ulcer as an industrial accident resulting from overwork. The man ...

Aim—To investigate the role physical activity may play in the incidence of peptic ulcer disease. Methods—The subjects were men (8529) and women (2884) who attended the Cooper Clinic in Dallas between ...

Hypothesis Famotidine would be more effective in preventing peptic ulcers. Drugs/Procedures Used Patients taking low-dose aspirin without evidence of peptic ulcer disease at baseline endoscopy ...

THE following discussion suggests a relation between emphysema, peptic ulcer and smoking and tentatively places a heavy responsibility on the last in the pathogenesis of the first two. In the ...

Background: Peptic ulcer disease complicated with gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is rare in children. The experience in management of such patients is limited. The purpose of this study is to ...