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Peptic ulcer disease is a
break in the
inner lining of the stomach, the
first part of the
small intestine, or
sometimes the
lower esophagus. An
ulcer in...
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cause perforation of the
intestine wall. The
first symptom of a
perforated peptic ulcer is
usually sudden, severe,
sharp pain in the abdomen. The pain is...
- Acid
peptic diseases, such as
peptic ulcers, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, and
gastroesophageal reflux disease, are
caused by
distinct but
overlapping pathogenic...
- A
benign esophageal stricture, or
peptic stricture, is a
narrowing or
tightening of the
esophagus that
causes swallowing difficulties.
Symptoms of esophageal...
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bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
plays a
major role in
causing many
peptic ulcers,
challenging decades of
medical doctrine holding that
ulcers were...
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medication used in the
treatment of
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),
peptic ulcer disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome. It is also used to prevent...
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Aphthous ulcer, a
specific type of oral
ulcer also
known as a
canker sore
Peptic ulcer, a
discontinuity of the
gastrointestinal mucosa (stomach ulcer) Venous...
- beetroot,
black liquorice, or blueberries. The most
common cause of
melena is
peptic ulcer disease. However, any
bleeding within the
upper gastrointestinal tract...
- and
lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Causes of
upper GI
bleeds include:
peptic ulcer disease,
esophageal varices due to
liver cirrhosis and cancer, among...
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esophagus (Boerhaave syndrome), of the
stomach (
peptic ulcer,
gastric carcinoma), of the
duodenum (
peptic ulcer), of the
remaining intestine (e.g., appendicitis...
