title: Peptic ulcer. A follow-up study.
abstract: One hundred and ten patients who had been entered into an ulcer healing study 2 to 4 years previously were recalled during an 8-week period for clinical assessment and endoscopy. Fifty-five gastric ulcer patients were followed-up after an average period of 21.2 months. Nine of these had undergone gastric surgery; of the remaining 46 patients, recurrent ulceration was found in 16 (35%). Fifty-five patients with duodenal ulcer disease were also followed-up after an average of 35.6 months. Five of these patients had undergone surgery and of the remaining 50, 25 (50%) had a recurrent duodenal ulcer. About one-third of both gastric and duodenal ulcer recurrences were asymptomatic. Smoking had no effect on recurrence rates.
mesh_terms: D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004724:Endoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012907:Smoking; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists