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The bleeding gastric ulcer--will it bleed again, and if so, why? A case for repeat endoscopy in evaluating stigmata.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6740439     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Nine patients qualified for surgery for a bleeding gastric ulcer--all had a 'visible vessel'. Three of these vessels were thrombosed including 2 in patients who had been in shock. The smallest patent vessel was 0,35 mm in diameter, and 6 of the bleeding vessels were subserosal. The features thought to predispose to further bleeding were vessel size, a lateral hole in the main trunk of the vessel and, possibly, previous recanalization or ingestion of a drug which affected haemostasis. Five of 6 patent arteries had a cap of thrombus over the breach forming a false aneurysm. It is suggested that clinically these should pulsate, enlarge, leak--with persistent fresh thrombus in the ulcer crater on repeat endoscopy--and finally rupture. Where the underlying vessel is thrombosed the stigmata of a non-pulsatile 'visible vessel' or thrombus in the ulcer should disappear on repeat endoscopy. The sizes of the arteries in the normal antrum are tabulated.
Authors:
R D Shuttleworth; V G Falck
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde     Volume:  66     ISSN:  0256-9574     ISO Abbreviation:  S. Afr. Med. J.     Publication Date:  1984 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1984-08-16     Completed Date:  1984-08-16     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404520     Medline TA:  S Afr Med J     Country:  SOUTH AFRICA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  95-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arteries
Humans
Middle Aged
Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / pathology*
Stomach / blood supply*
Stomach Ulcer / pathology*

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