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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases on September 1, 2010. The length of the article is 6660 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Trends in hospitalizations for peptic ulcer disease, United States, 1998-2005.
Author: Lydia B. Feinstein
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2010
Publisher: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
Volume: 16Issue: 9Page: 1410(9)

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The complete unit gives major coverage to the pathophysiology of duodenal ulcer and gastric ulcer. Some of the specific aspects presented are acid/pepsin secretion, cellular and extracellular factors that regulate luminal pH, pepsinogens, gastric emptying, and gastrointestinal hormones. The bacteriology and epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori are presented, as well as its association with gastritis and ulcer diseases. Topics covered under pathophysiology of GE reflux include the role of lower esophageal sphincter function and aspects of esophageal motility. Other topics contained in the unit are upper GI anatomy and pathology, epidemiology of peptic ulcer diseases, and the physiology and pathophysiologic aspects of the gastric mucosa. In addition, some clinical aspects of endoscopic negative dyspepsia, gastric and duodenal ulcer, and the pharmacologic basis of ulcer treatment are included. Thirteen slides were deleted from the original release. This information is now updated by the H. pylori supplement which is included. ... Read more

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Reports of author's experience in New York Hospital. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on July 1, 1999. The length of the article is 705 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: H. pylori Prevalence in Peptic Ulcer Questioned.(helicobacter pylori infection)
Author: David R. Branch
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 1999
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 29Issue: 13Page: 14

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This digital document is an article from Medical Update, published by Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. on December 1, 1993. The length of the article is 528 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The doctor who was his own guinea pig. (Barry Marshall's research on the cause of peptic ulcers)
Publication: Medical Update (Newsletter)
Date: December 1, 1993
Publisher: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc.
Volume: v17Issue: n6Page: p2(2)

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This digital document is an article from Science Progress, published by Science Reviews Ltd. on March 22, 2002. The length of the article is 6330 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Helicobacter: A paradigm shift in peptic ulcer disease and more?
Author: Christelle Basset
Publication: Science Progress (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2002
Publisher: Science Reviews Ltd.
Volume: 85Issue: 1Page: 13(19)

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A peptic ulcer, also known as ulcus pepticum, PUD or peptic ulcer disease, is an ulcer (defined as mucosal erosions equal to or greater than 0.5 cm) of an area of the gastrointestinal tract that is usually acidic and thus extremely painful. As many as 80% of ulcers are associated with Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that lives in the acidic environment of the stomach, however only 40% of those cases go to a doctor. Ulcers can also be caused or worsened by drugs such as aspirin and other NSAIDs. ... Read more