Symptomatic gastro-duodenal ulcers

Peptic ulcer disease is not presents all cases gastroduodenal ulcers. Ulcers of stomach and duodenum are infrequently formed in response to extremal impacts or pathogenetically related to other diseases. Symptomatic ulcers are pathogenetically inhomogeneous group with common sign - formation of defect of mucosa stomach and/or duodenum in response to impact of various ulcerogenic factors. The article presents typical clinical manifestations of symptomatic ulcers, most often bleeding of varying severity. Peculiarities their diagnostics, treatment and prophylaxis are discussed.

symptomatic ulcers, stress ulcers, medicinal-related ulcers, endocrine-related ulcers, peptic ulcer disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, proton pomp inhibitors