Affiliation:
1. SpR, Gastroenterology, North East Thames
2. SpR, General Surgery, North East Thames
Abstract
People in Western populations have a 1 in 10 lifetime risk of developing peptic ulcer disease. Although recent decades have seen major advances in our knowledge and treatment of peptic ulcers, symptoms and complications from peptic ulcers remain a significant problem for primary and secondary care practitioners. Primary care practitioners have a central role in the prevention, recognition and treatment of peptic ulcers. This article summarizes the causes, presentations, investigation and current treatment of peptic ulcer disease.
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science