What is it about?
The presence of Helicobacter pylori with the urgent gastroduodenal ulcer was exceptionally high, in 89.6% of the duodenal and gastric ulcers. NSAID and aspirin are factors that also influence the etiology of this disease. Smoking is a significant risk factor.
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Why is it important?
The study addresses patients with life-threatening complications of gastroduodenal ulcer, such as perforation and bleeding.
Perspectives
I hope this article will encourage researchers to think about a particular entity in the peptic ulcer, which covers life-threatening complications, such as bleeding and perforation, and the aetiological and risk factors that affect the occurrence of this entity.
Goran Begovic
University Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
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This page is a summary of: Etiological Factors in Urgent Gastroduodenal Ulcer, PRILOZI, January 2015, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/prilozi-2015-0068.
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