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Peptic ulcer disease is a
break in the
inner lining of the stomach, the
first part of the
small intestine, or
sometimes the
lower esophagus. An
ulcer in...
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causes perforation of the
intestine wall. The
first symptom of a
perforated peptic ulcer is
usually sudden, severe,
sharp pain in the abdomen. The pain is...
- Acid
peptic diseases, such as
peptic ulcers, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, and
gastroesophageal reflux disease, are
caused by
distinct but
overlapping pathogenic...
- A
benign esophageal stricture, or
peptic stricture, is a
narrowing or
tightening of the
esophagus that
causes swallowing difficulties.
Symptoms of esophageal...
- recurrence, or
prevent complications of
peptic ulcers. With the
advent of more
effective therapies for the
treatment of
peptic ulcer disease,
antimuscarinics have...
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medication used in the
treatment of
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),
peptic ulcer disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome. It is also used to prevent...
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esophagus (Boerhaave syndrome), of the
stomach (
peptic ulcer,
gastric carcinoma), of the
duodenum (
peptic ulcer), of the
remaining intestine (e.g., appendicitis...
- This is a
timeline of the
events relating to the
discovery that
peptic ulcer disease and some
cancers are
caused by H. pylori. In 2005,
Barry Marshall...
- beetroot,
black liquorice, or blueberries. The most
common cause of
melena is
peptic ulcer disease. However, any
bleeding within the
upper gastrointestinal tract...
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gastritis may lead to
atrophy of the
stomach lining, and the
development of
peptic ulcers (gastric or duodenal).
These changes may be seen as
stages in the...
