title: The giant duodenal ulcer syndrome.
abstract: Thirteen patients with giant duodenal ulcer manifested with a distinct clinical syndrome. The condition has a characteristic clinical, radiological and endoscopic presentation. It is associated with a high mortality when treated medically, and constitutes a definite indication for surgery. The giant duodenal ulcer forms a high proportion of duodenal ulcers in a recently urbanized Black community, and may be one of the dramatic and significant presentations of this disease in the developing countries.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013019:South Africa; D013577:Syndrome