Prevalence of peptic ulcer in 82 Kelantanese Malaysians with non-alcoholic cirrhosis.
A review of 82 (68 male) Kelantanese patients with non-alcoholic cirrhosis who underwent gastroduodenal endoscopy revealed duodenal and gastric ulcers in 4.9% and 7.3% of patients respectively. Comparing with prevalence rates of peptic ulcer disease reported in the literature, there was no evidence to suggest that duodenal ulcers occur more frequently in patients with non-alcoholic cirrhosis. There is a suggestion, albeit a tenuous one, that non-alcoholic cirrhosis may be associated with gastric ulceration.
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Department of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan.
D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D004384:Duodenoscopy; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology