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Treatment of gastric ulcer. What is old and what is new.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6337574     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The rational treatment of gastric ulcer (GU) requires both an understanding of the various causative factors responsible for what is best considered a spectrum of disorders, as well as a familiarity with the newer antisecretory and cytoprotective therapies that are available. Gastric ulcers that fulfill the criteria to be peptic ulcers (ie, occur in the antrum in the presence of excess luminal acid, with or without a coexisting duodenal ulcer) are best treated with a histamine H2-receptor antagonist. For GUs that develop in the setting of normal or reduced acid output, or those that occur as a result of direct (ie, drug-induced or bile acid-related) mucosal injury, use of a cytoprotective agent (eg, sucralfate) is the treatment of choice. Any GU that fails to heal within 12 to 15 weeks should be carefully examined to exclude the presence of a malignant neoplasm and should be considered for surgical resection.
Authors:
J H Lewis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of internal medicine     Volume:  143     ISSN:  0003-9926     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Intern. Med.     Publication Date:  1983 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-03-11     Completed Date:  1983-03-11     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372440     Medline TA:  Arch Intern Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  264-74     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Antacids / therapeutic use
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Hypnotics and Sedatives / therapeutic use
Male
Middle Aged
Recurrence
Stomach Ulcer / diagnosis,  drug therapy,  epidemiology,  etiology,  therapy*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antacids; 0/Hypnotics and Sedatives

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