Diseases

Stomach Ulcer

Ulceration of the GASTRIC MUCOSA due to contact with GASTRIC JUICE. It is often associated with HELICOBACTER PYLORI infection or consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).

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Abstract

Ulceration of the GASTRIC MUCOSA due to contact with GASTRIC JUICE. It is often associated with HELICOBACTER PYLORI infection or consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Gastric Ulcer
  • Gastric Ulcers
  • Stomach Ulcers
  • Ulcer, Gastric
  • Ulcer, Stomach
  • Ulcers, Gastric
  • Ulcers, Stomach

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

perforated = STOMACH ULCER /compl (IM) + PEPTIC ULCER PERFORATION (IM); hemorrhage = STOMACH ULCER /compl (IM) + PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE (IM); "gastroduodenal ulcer" = GASTRODUODENAL ULCER see PEPTIC ULCER

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  1. C06w.405w.469w.275.800w.849
  2. C06w.405w.748w.586w.849

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Stomach Ulcer. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013276. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013276
  2. Stomach Ulcer. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4003020