Ageing and the stomach.
Minor alterations of gastric function are frequently found in the elderly, but are rarely of any consequence. The attrition of normal defences followed by inadequate reparative response leads to an increasing number of significant ailments while simultaneously muting their clinical manifestations. Greater recognition of the nature of these ailments and their protean presentation should improve their detection and, hopefully, the outcome for the patient.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005756:Gastritis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy