Perforated Peptic Ulcer Disease: A Review of History and Treatment Abstract In the last one hundred years much has been written on peptic ulcer disease and the treatment options for one of its most common complications: perforation. Peptic ulcer disease including both gastric and duodenal ulcer form a substantial part of patients seeking surgical opinion world-wide, The reason for reviewing the literature was evaluating most common ideas on how to treat perforated peptic ulcers (PPU) in general
outpatient clinic with a two month history of epigastric pain. He also reported that the pain was strongly correlated to meals. He also felt that his appetite has decreased, however he did not lose any weight. He has a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which dates back 5 years ago, which he took proton pump inhibitors for one month. He is smoking for the last 40 years around one package a day, and does not consume any alcohol. He had an appendectomy when he was 12 years old. Mr. A.M is married
Peptic Ulcer Disease Ever wonder how many diseases there are in the world? Well, there are tons. Some disease are more harmful than others. With all the disease it is hard to choose which one is the best to learn. One disease that is very fascinating is Peptic Ulcer Disease. A Peptic Ulcer is a sore on the lining of the stomach or duodenum caused by Helicobacter pylori, which is a spiral shaped bacterium that is found in the gastric mucous layer of the stomach, or NSAIDs. There is multiple things
Peptic Ulcer Disease Rebecca Hang Id number Peptic ulcer disease also known as PUD, is a disease in which hydrochloric acid and pepsin comes into contact with a tissue in the GI tract causing injury to that area. The area that peptic ulcer occur most is the first portion of the small intestine which is called the duodenum. It occurs in the duodenum due to the acidic chyme that enters the small intestine. Another area for peptic ulcer is between the stomach and the esophagus due
Chapter - 16 Peptic Ulcer (Gastric Ulcer/Duodenal Ulcer) Both gastric (stomach) and duodenal ulcers are called peptic ulcers. Peptic ulcers affect 10% of the world’s population and men and women both equally. Duodenal ulcer incidence peaks in clients in their fifties and sixties and gastric ulcers in those between ages 60 and 80. This is known as a disease due to Hurry, Worry and Curry. Smoking, consuming alcohol in large amounts, use of some drugs like NSAIDS for a long duration are causative factors
The drug cimetidine was launched in 1976, as a successful medication to treat peptic ulcers. Over many centuries peptic ulcer has been a major cause of death, at any particular time about 4 million people are effected with peptic ulcer, and the at least 6000 people die from this disease each year. Peptic ulcer results from erosion within the walls three particular areas of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT); the oesophagus, the stomach or the duodenum. This is due to the excessive production of
What is PUD - H. Pylori? In the system of the gastrointestinal tract, there are some conditions that can affect quality of life and is common. One of these conditions is called peptic ulcer disease (PUD) or also known as H. Pylori (Helicobacter pylori), which is the bacteria associated with PUD that causes the infection that leads to PUD. Almost two thirds of the world is affected with this infection, unbeknownst to the host (Moscou, page 421). This infection is introduced in the body through contaminated
Peptic ulcer is a mucosal injury of the stomach or duodenum. It results when mucosal guards get to be impeded and no longer shield the epithelium from the impacts of corrosive and pepsin. There are three sorts of peptic ulcers normally seen: gastric, duodenal, and esophageal ulcers, with regular etiologies of Helicobacter pylori contamination, NSAID usage, and stress-related mucosal harm. Because of the more intrusive association of the gastric muscularis mucosa, peptic ulcer disease (PUD) varies
done using endoscopy (Fischbach, 2014). 2. What are possible complications of a peptic ulcer? Untreated, peptic ulcers can result in internal bleeding, infections, and obstruction. Internal bleeding can be slow blood loss resulting to anemia, or severe blood loss resulting to hospitalization and blood transfusion. Peptic ulcers can also result into serious infection such as peritonitis due to perforated GI wall. Peptic ulcer can also result into GI obstruction due to swelling, inflammation or scarring
As there are many causes of peptic ulcer disease, the number one causative agent is a Helicobacter pylori infection. This spiral shaped bacterium was known as far back as 1875. It was discovered that this bacteria inhabited the lining of the human stomach by German scientists. Unfortunately it was impossible to culture at the time so it fell by the wayside and was forgotten ( Hardy, J ). It wasn’t until 1979 that an Australian pathologist Robin Warren noticed that many of his patients who were