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Cimetidine and ulcer surgery. Some results for Queensland men and women by ulcer type.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  4010598     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Although numerous clinical trials have demonstrated that cimetidine is efficacious in the treatment of peptic ulcer, fewer studies have examined whether cimetidine reduces the need for surgical therapy when it is prescribed in the noncontrolled environment of clinical medicine. This study reports on the surgical experience in the State of Queensland which has an excellent data set for investigating this matter. The results suggest that cimetidine therapy has led to a reduction in the rates of surgical interventions for gastric ulcers, but has had no effect on the rates of surgery for duodenal ulcers. This conclusion holds both for male and for female patients.
Authors:
D P Doessel; G J Gammie
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Medical journal of Australia     Volume:  143     ISSN:  0025-729X     ISO Abbreviation:  Med. J. Aust.     Publication Date:  1985 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-08-22     Completed Date:  1985-08-22     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0400714     Medline TA:  Med J Aust     Country:  AUSTRALIA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  16-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Australia
Cimetidine / therapeutic use*
Duodenal Ulcer / drug therapy,  surgery*
Female
Humans
Male
Models, Theoretical
Peptic Ulcer / drug therapy,  surgery*
Sex Factors
Statistics as Topic
Stomach Ulcer / drug therapy,  surgery*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
51481-61-9/Cimetidine

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