title: Duodenal ulcer profile in a high endemic area.
abstract: Retrospective analysis of 1400 duodenal ulcer patients from a high endemic area of Northwest India is presented. Duodenal ulcer occurred in the male:female ratio of 3:2:1 and was most common in the age group 31-40 years (40%). Ulcer pain was the presenting symptom in 78% hemetemesis and melena in 32%, duodenal perforation was seen in 3.5% and obstruction in 26%. The environmental factors, possibly linked in the etiology of duodenal ulcer, operating in a genetically predisposed community are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Dept. of Medicine, SMHS Hosptal, Srinagar, Kashmir.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Durrani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors