BACKGROUND Peptic ulcer disease is a multifactorial health problem affecting almost all populations worldwide. Large scale population-based studies are crucial to understanding its scope and specifications in various nations. We aimed to explore environmental risk factors of peptic ulcer disease in the first population based study in Ardabil, Northwest Iran. METHODS This study was a part of a l...

BACKGROUND Helicobacter Pylori infection has been strongly associated with upper gastrointestinal (GI) disease, especially duodenal ulcer. Endoscopy or contrast radiography is needed to diagnose and appropriately manage peptic ulcer disease. These diagnostic procedures, however, are time consuming and expensive; endoscopy is invasive and contrast radiography cannot help in the diagnosis of H py...

This review of the current literature aims to study correlations between the chemical structure and gastric anti-ulcer activity of tannins. Tannins are used in medicine primarily because of their astringent properties. These properties are due to the fact that tannins react with the tissue proteins with which they come into contact. In gastric ulcers, this tannin-protein complex layer protects ...

INTRODUCTION The past decade has witnessed a global rise in the prevalence of peptic ulcer disease which is unrelated to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or Helicobacter pylori infection. Although initially recognized in the West, this disease is being increasingly recognized in the Asian population. The higher risk of bleeding and ulcer recurrence in this subgroup of patients hig...

According to an estimate made by Avery Jones and Pollak (1945), 1,500,000 men and women in England and Wales suffer from peptic ulcer, and Bockus (1943) expressed the general opinion when he said that " Well over 10 per cent. of all adults of the male sex have or have had an ulcer." It is therefore of considerable interest to determine the significance of peptic ulcer to industry, in terms of s...

Peptic ulcer is a common disease affecting millions of people every year. Despite improved understanding and treatment of the disease, the number of patients admitted with duodenal peptic ulcer perforation has not decreased. Deaths from peptic ulcer disease overcome other common emergency situations. Laparoscopic repair of the perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) is the gold standard approach for simp...