Duodenal ulcer--does it exist in Australia aborigines?
Analysis of barium meal examinations performed at the Darwin Hospital on 742 non-Aboriginal patients showed that 82 (11.5%) had duodenal ulcers. A similar analysis of barium meal examinations performed on 94 Aboriginal patients at the same hospital did not reveal any duodenal ulcers. Aboriginal patients form 22% of the local population and 18% of the hospital admissions. Therefore, it is suggested that duodenal ulcer is an uncommon disease in the Aboriginal population of the Northern Territory of Australia.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
D001466:Barium Sulfate