Open AccessEpidemiology of perforating peptic ulcer: A population-based retrospective study over 40 years
Author(s) -
Aydin Dadfar,
Tom-Harald Edna
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i35.5302
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , retrospective cohort study , peptic ulcer , population , gastroenterology , environmental health
The incidence of peptic ulcer disease has decreased during the last few decades, but the incidence of reported peptic ulcer complications has not decreased. Perforating peptic ulcer (PPU) is a severe form of the disease.