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Digestive System Diseases > Gastrointestinal Diseases > Stomach Diseases > Peptic Ulcer
Digestive System Diseases > Gastrointestinal Diseases > Intestinal Diseases > Duodenal Diseases > Peptic Ulcer

Preferred term

Peptic Ulcer  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Gastroduodenal Ulcer
  • Gastroduodenal Ulcers
  • Ulcer, Gastroduodenal
  • Ulcers, Gastroduodenal

Note

  • prefer specifics STOMACH ULCER or DUODENAL ULCER; stress ulcer: coordinate with STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL or STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL

Scope note

  • Ulcer that occurs in the regions of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT which come into contact with GASTRIC JUICE containing PEPSIN and GASTRIC ACID. It occurs when there are defects in the MUCOSA barrier. The common forms of peptic ulcers are associated with HELICOBACTER PYLORI and the consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).

History note

  • MARGINAL ULCER was heading 1964-96 (see under PEPTIC ULCER 1964-90)

In other languages

  • peptinen haava

    Finnish

  • gastroduodenaalinen haava
  • peptinen haavauma
  • peptinen ulcus
  • peptinen ulkus
  • ruuansulatuskanavan alkuosan haavauma
  • sijainniltaan määrittämätön peptinen haava
  • sulatushaavauma
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön gastroduodenaalinen peptinen haava
  • ulcus pepticum
  • ulcus pepticum loco non specificato
  • ulkus
  • ulkustauti
  • Peptiskt sår

    Swedish

  • Peptiskt ulkus

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010437

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