ALLMedicine™ Peptic Ulcer Disease Center

Jan 31st, 2023 - Gastric cancer is the fifth most common malignancy in the world after cancers of the lung, breast, colorectum, and prostate. Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death and is responsible for 723,000 deaths yearly [1]. Gastric carcin...

Jan 21st, 2023 - Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is affecting half of the globe. It is considered a main causative organism of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and different gastric maliganacies. It has been also correlated to extraintestinal diseases, inc...

Jan 13th, 2023 - The sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is associated with postoperative gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Higher endoscopic Hill grade has been linked to GERD in patients without metabolic surgery. How preoperative Hill grade relates to GERD after SG i...

Jan 10th, 2023 - Benign duodenal stenosis (BDS) is most commonly caused by peptic ulcer disease (PUD). Endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) is the recommended initial management despite limited supporting literature. Our study investigated the etiologic spectrum of B...

Jan 5th, 2023 - In young adults (18 to 49 years old), investigation of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been limited. We evaluated the risk factors and outcomes of ARDS...

Nov 20th, 2021 - Epigastric pain can have multiple etiologies including myocardial infarction, pancreatitis, acute aortic syndromes, gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, duodenal ulcer disease, gastric cancer, and hiatal h...

Jan 11th, 2020 - 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, compli...

Jan 11th, 2017 - Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a common worldwide infection that is an important cause of peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. H. pylori may also have a role in uninvestigated and functional dyspepsia, ulcer risk in patients taki...

Feb 18th, 2016 - The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE) revised the evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for peptic ulcer disease in 2014 and has created an English version. The revised guidelines consist of seven items: bleeding gastric and duoden...

Jan 31st, 2023 - Gastric cancer is the fifth most common malignancy in the world after cancers of the lung, breast, colorectum, and prostate. Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death and is responsible for 723,000 deaths yearly [1]. Gastric carcin...

Dec 21st, 2022 - Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) remains an important medical emergency. While the annual incidence having decreased from about 100/100,000 adults in 1990s to 61-78/100,000 persons in 2009-2012 , 30-day mortality remains up to 11% . Despite ...

Nov 30th, 2022 - Dyspepsia affects about 20% of the population globally and represents one of the commonest reasons for patients to seek medical consultation.1-3 The definition of dyspepsia has evolved over time and generally encompasses a variety of upper gastroi...

Nov 28th, 2022 - BACKGROUND: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the current procedure of choice for the treatment for a variety of biliary and pancreatic disorders with over 500,000 procedures performed annually in the United States. While th...

Oct 24th, 2022 - Retrospective chart review to be conducted at Methodist Richardson Medical Center (MRMC) in Richardson, TX. All adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19 on enoxaparin for DVT prophylaxis will be included. Collected data will be analyzed to determ...

Jan 24th, 2023 - (Health Rounds is published on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also subscribe here.) Jan 24 (Reuters) - Hello Health Rounds Readers! Today we look at early-stag...

Nov 22nd, 2022 - Key clinical point: Gastric ulcer (GU) is positively associated with the risk for gastric cancer, whereas duodenal ulcer (DU) shows no association with gastric cancer risk. Major finding: GU was associated with an increased risk for gastric cancer.

Aug 30th, 2022 - The FDA has approved a new tablet formulation of acalabrutinib (Calquence) for all current indications, including adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) and for those with relapsed or refractory ma...

Aug 16th, 2022 - The use of warfarin was associated with higher rates of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, but not lower GI bleeding, compared with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), a population-based cohort study in Iceland showed. Among over 7,000 patients, rat...

Jul 25th, 2022 - The same genes that send people to the bathroom with an irritable bowel syndrome flare-up may be involved in future brain health, according to a new study. Researchers have found a genetic correlation between individuals with gastrointestinal trac...