Search Results for ulcer

... Abstract Management of the diabetic foot is multifaceted and requires constant monitoring from patients and health care providers. The alarmingly high rates of diabetic foot ulcer recurrence are an indication for a change that we need to bring about in our approach to care and to the use...

... Abstract Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are effective in preventing recurrent peptic ulcer bleeding when used in high-dose intravenous infusion or oral form. Intermittent injection or low-dose administration of PPIs may not produce such benefit. These findings are based on meta-analysis...

... Abstract This article is the review of the recent reports in which a chronic gastric ulcer model, so-called acetic acid ulcer, was used during 2010–2012. Thirteen new papers were published to elucidate the mechanism of ulcer healing using rats and mice. In addition, 11 substances, mainly...

... Abstract Among the gastrointestinal emergencies, acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) remains a challenging clinical problem owing to significant patient morbidity and costs involved with management. Peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB) contributes to the majority of causes of UGIB...

... Abstract Thirty children (20 girls and 10 boys, aged 6–16 years) with primary peptic ulcers, matched in pairs for age, sex and socio-economic standard to a group of 30 ulcer-free controls, were submitted to a structured psychiatric interview, a structured ‘present psychiatric state’ examination...