title: Clinical effectiveness of lansoprazole in patients with gastric ulcers: evaluation of quality of ulcer healing based on endoscopic ultrasonographic findings.
abstract: The effects of lansoprazole (30 mg/day) in 18 patients with gastric ulcers and the quality of ulcer healing were studied using endoscopy (including dye endoscopy) and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). The results showed an 8-week endoscopic healing rate of 94.4% and an S2-stage shift rate of 11.1%. In dye endoscopic findings of 11 S1-stage patients, S1b healing with regenerated mucosa close to S2 was seen in 63.6%. In a study of EUS findings, E0 with few relapses and high quality of healing accounted for 44.4%. When E0 rates were compared with the scarring images seen in endoscopic findings, the rates were 100% for S2, 66.7% for S1b, and 33.3% for S1a. These results indicate that a high degree of ulcer healing was achieved with lansoprazole, as good contraction of the ulcer tissue and early maturation of regenerated epithelium were observed.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Fukushima Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Obara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuwana
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ishihata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ejiri
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokogi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ajima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kasukawa
mesh_terms: D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D064747:Lansoprazole; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D012038:Regeneration; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D064747:Lansoprazole; D009853:Omeprazole