Duodenal ulcer treatment: An analysis of the randomized control trials

Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials comparing lansoprazole with ranitidine or famotidine in the treatment of acute duodenal ulcer.

OBJECTIVE The aim was to compare the clinical efficacy of lansoprazole with the efficacies of ranitidine and famotidine in order to rank this drug in the hierarchy of duodenal ulcer treatments. METHODS All randomized clinical trials in which lansoprazole was used to treat patients with duodenal ulceration were reviewed. The meta-analysis included a quality assessment for each trial. The main ...

Probiotics for the Treatment of Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

Background: Asthma is a growing problem worldwide and the limitations of the current therapy for allergic asthma highlight the need for novel therapeutics. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to find out the role of probiotics in the treatment of Asthma. <stron...

An antacid preparation in the treatment of duodenal ulcer.

R. J. EARLAM, M.A., M.CHIR., F.R.C.S. Consultant Surgeon, The London Hospital 3. T. WRIGHT, D.M., F.R.C.P. Consultant Physician, The London Hospital S. J. W. EVANS, B.A., M.B.C.S. Honorary Lecturer in Computer Science, The London Hospital P. HILLENBRAND, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.P. Consultant Physician, Good Hope General Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands M. J. LANCASTER-SMITH, M.R.C.P. Consult...

The Non-Surgical Treatment of Duodenal Ulcer

Treatment of Chronic Gastric and Duodenal Ulcer

Much of the confusion of thought and teaching which now exists regarding the surgical management of patients suffering from chronic gastric and chronic duodenal ulcer arises from the fact that in recent years it has become customary to class these two conditions together as one disease -peptic ulcer. It is true that chronic gastric and chronic duodenal ulcer have certain features in common; the...