Peptic Ulcer

Peptic Ulcer

Peptic Ulcer

The conventional biomedical model used for medical research and disease management is a linear model in which the cause-effect relationship is important. In contrast, the model used in psychosomatic medicine is a bio-psychosocial model in which much importance is attached to interactions and relationships among various factors, as well as to the individuality of the patients. When peptic ulcer ...

Peptic Ulcer

Peptic Ulcer in Assam.

Big differences in the prevalence of peptic ulcer are known to exist in different parts of India. This paper reports a high incidence in Assam and records certain differences with peptic ulcers found in south India.

Vagotomy and peptic ulcer.

SIR,-A man aged 40 was admitted in July 1967 with a reducible right inguinal hernia and an undescended left testis. The right testis, normal in size and consistency, was present in the scrotum. Exploration of the right inguinal canal revealed a completely patent processus vaginalis with the testis inside the sac. On applying traction to the testis, an oval mass, apparently intra-abdominal, was ...