Open AccessIncidence of Duodenal Ulcers and Gastric Ulcers in a Western Population: Back to Where It Started
Author(s) -
Marcel J. M. Groenen,
Ernst J. Kuipers,
Bettina E. Hansen,
Rob J. Ouwendijk
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2009/181059
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , helicobacter pylori , peptic , duodenal ulcer , gastroenterology , population , endoscopy , disease , peptic ulcer , surgery , physics , environmental health , optics
As recently as 40 years ago, a decline in the incidence of peptic ulcers was observed. The discovery of Helicobacter pylori had a further major impact on the incidence of ulcer disease. Our aim was to evaluate the trends in the incidence and bleeding complications of ulcer disease in the Netherlands.
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