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- Title
PEPTIC ULCER: A REVIEW ON EPIDEMIOLOGY, ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.
- Authors
Chaudhari Priyanka, R.; Rana Jenish, H.; Gajera, Vipul; Lambole, Vijay; Shah, Dhiren P.
- Abstract
Peptic ulcer (PU) is a disease of the gastrointestinal tract resulting from an imbalance between endogenous aggressive factors and defensive factors. Peptic ulcer embraces both gastric and duodenal ulcers and has been a major threat to the world's population with a high morbidity and substantial mortality. Discovery of gastric mucosa infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and its association with chronic antral gastritis and peptic ulcer revolutionized the treatment of ulcer illness. H. pylori are causally related to a majority of cases of both duodenal and gastric ulcer, in the west and developing countries. Despite extensive scientific advancements, this disease remains an important clinical setback, largely because of H. pylori infection and widespread use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Management of peptic ulcer disease generally involves the practice of H2 receptor antagonists, use of proton pump inhibitors, antacids and different H. pylori eradication regimens. This review article outlines the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis and treatment strategies of peptic ulcer disease.
- Subjects
ULCER treatment; PEPTIC ulcer; ETIOLOGY of peptic ulcers; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HELICOBACTER pylori; ANTI-inflammatory agents
- Publication
Pharma Science Monitor, 2016, Vol 7, Issue 2, p139
- ISSN
0976-9242
- Publication type
Article