Duodenal

DUODENAL ULCER - A nonmalignant ulcer that develops in the portion of the gastrointestinal tract that is exposed to gastric secretions. Peptic ulcers occur in the stomach or duodenum. Common symptoms include epigastric abdominal pain and anorexia.
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Duodenal Ulcer: Brief Version
What is a duodenal ulcer?
A duodenal ulcer is a raw place in the lining of the upper small intestine. It happens in the duodenum, which is where the small intestine connects to the stomach.
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Duodenal tissue culture
What the risks are:
Endoscopy is associated with a small risk of perforation (hole) of the stomach or intestine and/or bleeding from the passage of the tube.
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Ulcer, duodenal: See: Duodenal ulcer.
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Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers
These ulcers are raw areas or holes in the lining of the stomach and the duodenum, the segment of the small bowel attached to the stomach. They are relatively uncommon in young children, occuring more often in adolescents.
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Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers (Peptic Ulcers)
Programs that treat this condition
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Alternate Names
: Duodenal Parasites Test
Definition
The string test involves swallowing a string to obtain a sample, which is then tested to detect the presence of intestinal parasites.
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El estudio del trnsito del intestino delgado y el trnsito esofagogastroduodenal es una serie de radiografas tomadas para examinar el esfago, ...
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Duodenal ulcers usually first occur between the ages of 30-50 years and are twice as common in men as in women.
Stomach (or gastric) ulcers usually occur in people older than 60 years and are more common in women.
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Duodenal ulcers (peptic ulcers in the small intestine) occur in the first 11 inches of the small intestine, and are caused by excess HCl from the stomach.
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Stomach or duodenal ulcers or inflammation of the esophagus (esophagitis), stomach (gastritis), or duodenum are present.
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Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers. Fact sheet. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, January 1995 (NIH Publication No. 95-38).
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Bleeding stomach or duodenal ulcer
Gastritis
Esophageal varices
Mallory-Weiss tear (a tear in the esophagus from violent vomiting)
Trauma or foreign body
Bowel ischemia (a lack of proper blood flow to the intestines)
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infantilism; pancreatic insufficiency; pancreatic islands; pancreatic isleT-cell tumours; pancreatic islets; pancreatic juice; pancreatic juices; pancreatic lymph nodes; pancreatic neoplasms; pancreatic notch; pancreatico-; pancreaticoduodenal; ...
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Hookworm infection in humans is caused by infestation with Ancylostoma duodenale (the European species) or with Necator americanus (the American species).
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The H2 antagonists are taken to heal stomach and duodenal ulcers and this usually takes around 1-2 months. Ulcers caused by taking a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug are also treated with H2 antagonists.
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About 80 percent are duodenal ulcers, found in the first segment of the small intestine, mostly in men between 20 and 50.
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(2) First-line therapy for erosive esophagitis, for maintenance of healed erosive esophagitis, for short-term treatment of active duodenal ulcer and active benign gastric ulcer, and for the treatment of certain hypersecretory conditions.
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A procedure to x-ray the pancreatic duct, hepatic duct, common bile duct, duodenal papilla, and gallbladder.
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Duodenal ulcer. This type of peptic ulcer develops in the first part of the small intestine (duodenum).
Esophageal ulcer. An esophageal ulcer is usually located in the lower section of your esophagus.
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: Spontaneous gastroduodenal perforation in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and steroids. Report of four cases combining 5-fluorouracil infusion and cisplatin with antiemetics dexamethasone. Cancer 72 (4): 1382-5, 1993. [PUBMED Abstract] ...
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An in-depth look at the causes of and treatments for duodenal and gastric ulcers.
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Neoplasms by Site - A collective term for precoordinated organ/neoplasm headings locating neoplasms by organ, as BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DUODENAL NEOPLASMS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; etc.
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