A peptic ulcer is histologically defined as a mucosal defect that extends to or beyond the muscularis mucosa, with mucosal damage due to pepsin and gastric acid secretion. Most ulcers occur in the ...

Stomach acid is needed to break down food. But too much acid can cause painful peptic ulcers. In ZES, the ulcers are usually in the first part of the small intestine (the duodenum), and sometimes the ...

What is stenosis after gastric bypass surgery? After gastric bypass surgery ... Not enough blood flow to the area. Sores (ulcers) at the anastomosis caused by smoking or taking aspirin or nonsteroidal ...

Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), a frequent complication of the worldwide disease (diabetes), are the primary causes of amputations and early mortality. The development of DFU is inseparably ...

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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 ...

This brief overview explored the major medication therapies available for the treatment of GERD and gastric ulcers. These therapeutic agents have helped millions of people manage significant ...

Health officials confirmed Thursday that a stomach bug is circulating among people at the wildfire evacuation center in Pasadena. Manuel Carmona, Pasadena’s acting director of Public Health ...

Nurses hoping to reduce the rate of pressure ulcers in their hospitals are using a mannequin and self-made fake wounds to help teach colleagues about spotting and treating tissue damage in their ...

peptic ulcers, gastroparesis. Many stomach diseases are associated with infection, such as with Helicobacter pylori. Common symptoms are nausea, bloating, diarrhoea and abdominal pain.