| Literature DB >> 7598412 |
Abstract
Duodenum exposed to above threshold gastric acid secretion may ulcerate if infected with Helicobacter pylori. Duodenal ulcers can be healed by suppressing acid secretion medically or surgically; their recurrence can be prevented by lifelong antisecretory drugs or by an elective vagotomy. However, duodenal and gastric ulcers can now be healed, and recurrence prevented, without operation by eradication of H. pylori.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7598412 PMCID: PMC2502085
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl ISSN: 0035-8843 Impact factor: 1.891