Incidence of Duodenal Ulcers and Gastric Ulcers in a Western Population: Back to Where It Started

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: 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 dis...

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Main Authors: Marcel JM Groenen, Ernst J Kuipers, Bettina E Hansen, Rob J Th Ouwendijk
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/181059
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description BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: 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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spelling doaj-art-f3a685660c4a4b289fe2d75f0e7a68042025-02-03T05:58:16ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002009-01-0123960460810.1155/2009/181059Incidence of Duodenal Ulcers and Gastric Ulcers in a Western Population: Back to Where It StartedMarcel JM Groenen0Ernst J Kuipers1Bettina E Hansen2Rob J Th Ouwendijk3Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ikazia Hospital, Montessoriweg, NetherlandsBACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/181059
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Incidence of Duodenal Ulcers and Gastric Ulcers in a Western Population: Back to Where It Started
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title_short Incidence of Duodenal Ulcers and Gastric Ulcers in a Western Population: Back to Where It Started
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