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Peptic ulcers

Description

An in-depth report on the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of stomach and GI ulcers.

Alternative Names

Duodenal ulcers; Gastric ulcers; H. pylori

References

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Giannini EG, Bilardi C, Dulbecco P, et al. Can Helicobacter pylori eradication regimens be shortened in clinical practice? An open-label, randomized, pilot study of 4 and 7-day triple therapy with rabeprazole, high-dose levofloxacin, a tinidazole. J Clin Gastroenterol . 2006;40(6):515-520.

Gisbert JP, Pajares JM. Systematic review and meta-analysis: is 1-week proton pump inhibitor-based triple therapy sufficient to heal peptic ulcer? Aliment Pharmacol Ther . 2005;21(7):795-804.

Graham DY, Opekun AR, Willingham FF, Qureshi WA. Visible small-intestinal mucosal injury in chronic NSAID users. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol . 2005;3(1):55-59.

O'Brien DP, Israel DA, Krishna U, et al. The role of decay-accelerating factor as a receptor for Helicobacter pylori and a mediator of gastric inflammation. J Biol Chem. 2006;281(19):13317-13323.

Perez-Aisa MA, Del Pino D, Siles M, Lanas A. Clinical trends in ulcer diagnosis in a population with high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection. Aliment Pharmacol Ther . 2005;21(1):65-72.

Vergara M, Catalan M, Gisbert JP, Calvet X. Meta-analysis: role of Helicobacter pylori eradication in the prevention of peptic ulcer in NSAID users. Aliment Pharmacol Ther . 2005;21(12):1411-1418.

• Review Date: 7/14/2006
• Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital

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