The Relationship Between Alcoholism, Cirrhosis, and the Progression of Peptic Ulcer Disease [PDF]
The relationship between alcohol and peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is acknowledged, although not entirely understood. For decades, the understanding of this relationship has primarily pertained to alcohol’s ability to serve as an irritant to the gastric ...
Steinitz, Lauren
core +1 more source
Replicate and evaluate the results of peptic ulcer perforation score in our setup as a predictor of mortality following a peptic ulcer perforation [PDF]
Background: Scores commonly employed to risk stratify perforated peptic ulcer patients include ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists), Boey and peptic ulcer perforation score (PULP).
Chaudhari, Sandipkumar+2 more
core +2 more sources
The in‐hospital mortality rate for perforated peptic ulcer in this study was 5.0%, and conservative treatment was safely performed even in elderly patients. As the perforation diameter increased, the rate of gastrectomy tended to rise, and the rate of anastomotic leakage in those patients was high.
Hiromasa Hoshi+11 more
wiley +1 more source
Peptic Ulcer-related Stenosis [PDF]
Peptic ulcer disease involves breakdown of the epithelial lining of the stomach or duodenum. Stenosis and associated gastric outlet obstruction is the least frequent complication of peptic ulcer disease.
Cheol Woong Choi
doaj +1 more source
Perforated and bleeding peptic ulcer : WSES guidelines [PDF]
Background Peptic ulcer disease is common with a lifetime prevalence in the general population of 5-10% and an incidence of 0.1-0.3% per year. Despite a sharp reduction in incidence and rates of hospital admission and mortality over the past 30 years ...
Abu-Zidan, Fikri M.+30 more
core +4 more sources
Introducing Novel Surgical Clinical Correlations Into an Undergraduate Medical Anatomy Course
ABSTRACT Anatomy education is a hallmark of many preclinical medical school curricula, but students are often unable to identify the clinical relevance of anatomy and its applications. Vertical curricula that integrate clinical concepts into the preclinical basic science years and vice versa have been shown to benefit student learning and increase ...
Liam McLoughlin+5 more
wiley +1 more source
Anatomical distribution of peptic ulcer in high incidence gastric cancer area
Background: Peptic ulcer makes reference to the solution of continuity of gastric or duodenal wall beyond muscularis mucosae. Previously, duodenal location was more common than gastric, in a ratio ranging from 2:1 to 4:1.
Anuar Alonso Cedeño-Burbano+4 more
doaj +2 more sources
HarDNet-DFUS: An Enhanced Harmonically-Connected Network for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Image Segmentation and Colonoscopy Polyp Segmentation [PDF]
We present a neural network architecture for medical image segmentation of diabetic foot ulcers and colonoscopy polyps. Diabetic foot ulcers are caused by neuropathic and vascular complications of diabetes mellitus. In order to provide a proper diagnosis and treatment, wound care professionals need to extract accurate morphological features from the ...
arxiv
Prevalence and appropriateness of drug prescriptions for peptic ulcer and gastro-esophageal reflux disease in a cohort of hospitalized elderly. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are among the most commonly prescribed medicines and their overuse is widespread in both primary and secondary care.
CORRAO, Salvatore+9 more
core +1 more source
OBJECTIVE: To present a current review about pathogenesis, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of peptic ulcer disease in children, based on the reviewed publications and the author personal experience. METHODS: We revised the most relevant articles about peptic ulcer in children, published from the last 20 years.
openaire +2 more sources