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In this article is presented the case of development of glycoside intoxication at patient of 26 years old, who has congenital heart disease (Ebstein's anomaly). He also has duodenal ulcer and gastric erosions, associated with Helicobacter Pylori, that were diagnosed for the first time. The clinical
A 49-year-old man with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) developed epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to a cytomegalovirus (CMV)-induced ulceration in the distal esophagus and proximal stomach. All symptoms improved on treatment with ganciclovir.
BACKGROUND
Marginal ulcer perforation is a known complication of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), and laparoscopic repair may be a feasible option minimizing the morbidity associated with a large laparotomy incision. We present our experience with laparoscopic repair of perforated marginal ulcers in
A prospective, randomized, controlled trial was performed to study truncal vagotomy and drainage (TV), selective vagotomy and drainage (SV) and parietal cell vagotomy (PCV) as elective treatment for duodenal ulcer. Five years postoperatively, 233 patients were available for study: 73 TV, 81 SV and
OBJECTIVE
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) usually manifests as either dyspepsia or less commonly with complications such as bleeding. Patients with bleeding ulcers are often asymptomatic until the bleeding occurs. A lack of dyspeptic symptoms might be explained by impaired visceral sensory function. The
BACKGROUND
Duodenal ulcer penetration into the liver is a rare, but serious complication. Its frequency was thought to have decreased owing to advances in therapies for peptic ulcers. However, we encountered a case in which the duodenal ulcer had penetrated into a previous hemihepatectomy
Thirty six patients with active duodenal ulcers were studied in this double blind work. 19 received placebo and 17 Cimetidine: 1 gr./day. The endoscopic control after 21 days, showed healing in 81,2% of the cases treated with Cimetidine and in 22,2% of those with placebo. After 42 days of continous
Haemorrhage, penetration and perforation are common complications of peptic ulcers. Free intraabdominal air is seen in 80 % after perforation. Penetration into the retroperitoneum with pneumothorax and mediastinal emphysema are rarely observed. We report the case of a 85-year-old female patient with
Metaplasia represents the process of transforming a well-differentiated adult tissue into another type of adult tissue. Pancreatic metaplasia of the gastric mucosa represents the process in which the normal mucosa of the stomach is replaced with pancreatic formations, which mimic the structure of
A 58-year-old chronic alcoholism patient, who complained of epigastric discomfort, nausea, and frequent loose stool was diagnosed as strongyloidiasis accompanied by duodenal ulcer. The symptoms first appeared two years ago and aggravated during the recent 3 months, and he lost 4 kg of his body
We entered 174 patients with healed duodenal ulcer and 77 with healed gastric ulcer into a double-blind, placebo-controlled, 6-month trial to investigate the efficacy of 1 g sucralfate twice daily in preventing ulcer recurrence. Endoscopy was performed after 6 months or earlier for symptoms
Analysis of clinical data obtained in a double-blind randomized study, which compared liquid antacid (neutralizing capacity 120 mmol per day) with 1 g cimetidine in the treatment of 125 patients with gastric ulcer, revealed that, before starting treatment, 71% of the patients complained of
Thirty-two children with ulcer disease were seen over a four-year period. Twenty-seven children had a primary ulcer and five had an ulcer associated with an acute or chronic illness (secondary ulcer). Antral ulcer was diagnosed most commonly, followed by duodenal ulcer and gastric body ulcer. The
The objective of the study was to determine whether discriminant analysis of characteristics of dyspepsia can differentiate peptic ulcer from non-ulcer dyspepsia in a Malaysian population. Two hundred and twenty six patients with dyspepsia were interviewed using a standard history questionnaire