title: Gastric ulcer in Karachi.
abstract: Of 138 endoscopically or surgically confirmed cases of gastric ulcer, 102 (74%) were males and 36 (26%) females. Both sexes were affected most commonly in the 6th decade of life. Pain, vomiting and gastrointestinal bleeding were the major presenting symptoms, with a median duration of 6 months. Cigarette smoking was the most common (44%) addiction and 10% were on analgesics or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). Family history of ulcer was uncommon (2%) and no predilection for any blood group was noted. Among males 53% were skilled workers while 94% of females were housewives. Forty five percent patients were migrants from India and the rest belonged to different provinces of Pakistan. Presentation and behaviour of different sites of gastric ulcers though varied but the results were not significant. Healing rates with H2 receptor antagonists were 33% at 4 weeks and 78% at 8 weeks.
authors.affiliation: PMRC Research Centre, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Zuberi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy