Background and Aims: Because non-bleeding visible vessels (NBVV) of gastric peptic ulcers have the potential to re-bleed, endoscopic hemostatic treatment may be necessary during the first ...

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 ...

A doctor may also order an endoscopy to look directly inside your stomach for ulcers. During this test, a doctor will insert a thin, lighted tube through your mouth and into the stomach and the ...

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.

A recent groundbreaking study published in the journal Biomedical Reports found that vonoprazan (VPZ) usage was associated ...

Conclusion: Our study showed a high prevalence of peptic ulcer disease in patients with cirrhosis. In our context, an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy should be performed as part of the initial health ...

In an upper endoscopy, a tube with a camera and a light on the end ... An esophageal ulcer is a type of peptic ulcer that develops on the lining of your esophagus, often at the lower end where the ...

In the 1st portion of the duodenum was a small, depressed, perforated ulcer, 2 mm ... characteristics of the lesion should permit endoscopic diagnosis, and, indeed, discrete longitudinal ...

Objectives In the management of patients with bleeding peptic ulcers, recurrent bleeding is associated with high mortality. We investigated if added angiographic embolisation after endoscopic ...

The following is a summary of “Stomach and duodenal ulcer as a cause of death in patients with cancer: a cohort study,” ...