What is Peptic Ulcer?
What is Peptic Ulcer?
- Peptic Ulcer: Ulcer on the lining of the stomach or duodenum.
- Peptic Ulcer: Ulceration of the GASTRIC MUCOSA due to contact with GASTRIC JUICE. It is often associated with HELICOBACTER PYLORI infection or consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).
Source - Diseases Database
- Peptic Ulcer: an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Peptic Ulcer: Introduction
Types of Peptic Ulcer:
Types of Peptic Ulcer:
Broader types of Peptic Ulcer:
How many people get Peptic Ulcer?
Prevalance of Peptic Ulcer: 5 million in the USA 1987 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, 1994)
Prevalance Rate of Peptic Ulcer: approx 1 in 54 or 1.84% or 5 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Peptic Ulcer: 3.7 million annually
Incidence Rate of Peptic Ulcer: approx 1 in 73 or 1.36% or 3.7 million people in USA [about data]
Lifetime risk of Peptic Ulcer:
1 in 10 Americans over lifetime
Prevalance of Peptic Ulcer:
5 million people (1987) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
How serious is Peptic Ulcer?
Complications of Peptic Ulcer:
see complications of Peptic Ulcer
Deaths for Peptic Ulcer: 4,604 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 6,500 deaths (NIDDK 1987)
What causes Peptic Ulcer?
Causes of Peptic Ulcer: see causes of Peptic Ulcer
Cause of Peptic Ulcer: Hydrocloric acid and pepsin in the digestive juices of the stomach.
Causes of Peptic Ulcer:
One cause of peptic ulcer is bacterial infection, but
some ulcers are caused by long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
agents (NSAIDs), like aspirin and ibuprofen. In a few cases, cancerous
tumors in the stomach or pancreas can cause ulcers. Peptic ulcers are not
caused by spicy food or stress. (Source: excerpt from H_ pylori and Peptic Ulcer: NIDDK)
...
The majority of peptic ulcers are caused by the H.
pylori bacterium. Many of the other cases are caused by
NSAIDs. None are caused by spicy food or stress.
(Source: excerpt from H_ pylori and Peptic Ulcer: NIDDK)
Risk factors for Peptic Ulcer:
see
risk factors for Peptic Ulcer
What are the symptoms of Peptic Ulcer?
Symptoms of Peptic Ulcer:
see symptoms of Peptic Ulcer
Complications of Peptic Ulcer:
see complications of Peptic Ulcer
Can anyone else get Peptic Ulcer?
More information:
see contagiousness of Peptic Ulcer
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Peptic Ulcer
Peptic Ulcer: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Peptic Ulcer.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Peptic Ulcer.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Peptic Ulcer:
see treatments for Peptic Ulcer
Research for Peptic Ulcer:
see research for Peptic Ulcer
Society issues for Peptic Ulcer
Costs of Peptic Ulcer: $6 billion annually (DBMD)
Hospitalizations for Peptic Ulcer: 630,000 in the USA 1987 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Hospitalization statistics for Peptic Ulcer:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Peptic Ulcer:
- 0.19% (24,762) of hospital consultant episodes were for gastric ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 64% of hospital consultant episodes for gastric ulcer required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 48% of hospital consultant episodes for gastric ulcer were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 52% of hospital consultant episodes for gastric ulcer were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 34% of hospital consultant episodes for gastric ulcer required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 10.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for gastric ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for gastric ulcer in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Hospitalizations for Peptic Ulcer: 630,000 (1987) (Source: excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Physician office visits for Peptic Ulcer: 3 to 5 million in the USA 1985 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Physician office visits for Peptic Ulcer: 3 to 5 million (1985) (Source: excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Prescriptions for Peptic Ulcer: 2 million in the USA 1985 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Prescriptions for Peptic Ulcer: 2 million (1985) (Source: excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Disability from Peptic Ulcer: 401,000 in the USA 1983-87 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Disability from Peptic Ulcer: 401,000 people (1983-87)
(Source: excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Organs Affected by Peptic Ulcer:
Organs and body systems related to Peptic Ulcer include:
Name and Aliases of Peptic Ulcer
Main name of condition: Peptic Ulcer
Other names or spellings for Peptic Ulcer:
Stomach ulcer, Ulcers, Stomach
Gastric ulcer
Source - Diseases Database
Peptic ulceration
Source - WordNet 2.1
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