Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Medicine borrows much of its vocabulary from Latin and ancient Greek. For example, the word "gastric" refers to the stomach. The ...

A peptic ulcer is an open sore in the lining of the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum, which is the upper portion of the small intestine that connects to the stomach. Epithelial cells lining the inner ...

Peptic ulcers are open sores along the inner lining of the stomach, duodenum, or esophagus. The two primary causes of peptic ulcers are infection with Helicobacter pylori bacteria and the overuse of ...

A peptic ulcer is a sore occurring in the lining of the first portion of the small intestine, the stomach or the esophagus. Ulcers are crater-like sores which are usually one-fourth to three-fourths ...

THIS report is concerned with the surgical care of gastric and duodenal ulcers in two small hospitals in New Hampshire. It covers a period of two and a half years, ending June 30, 1953, during which ...

For many Nigerians, the word “ulcer” conjures the image of someone doubled over in pain, clutching their stomach after repeatedly skipping meals or enduring prolonged periods of fasting.The Family ...

LARGE ulcers of the duodenum are rare. Only -L# 21 cases of duodenal ulcers of 2 cm. or more have been reported in the literature. These so-called giant duodenal ulcers may involve the entire duodenal ...

The unusual presentation of this patient raised an important question regarding her dual pathology: which occurred first? Did she have a perforated duodenal ulcer, causing sepsis and hypotension ...

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;3(2):80-89. Despite their well-accepted anti-inflammatory and analgesic benefits, NSAID use is probably the most common cause of gastrointestinal mucosal ...

HOW TO TAKE THE POST-TEST: Click here after reading the article to take the post-test on myCME.com. Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a common dis­order in the United States, with approximately 500,000 ...

Ulcers, those gnawing sores in the stomach or duodenum (the first part of the small intestine), often bring visions of greasy food or over-the-counter pain relievers to mind. While these factors can ...