The location and multiplicity of chronic duodenal ulcer (A study of 1320 patients in Iraq).
1811 chronic duodenal ulcers were found amount 1320 patients. These ulcers were classified into four groups, Pyloric (105), Bulbar (953), Apical (723), and Post-Bulbar (30). In 68.3% of cases the ulcer was single and in 31.4% were multiple. 45.8% of ulcers were on the anterior wall, 26.4% on the posterior wall, 26.4% on the lesser curve side and 3.7% on the greater curve side of the duodenum.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000473:pathology*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D011708:Pylorus / Q000473:pathology; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000473:pathology