Attenuated gastric mucosal blood flow predicts non-healing of benign gastric ulcers

European Surgical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 432-436

  Clarke, D L ^a   Thomson, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benign gastric ulceration; Gastric mucosal blood flow; Helicobacter pylori; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drug; Predictor of non healing; Proton pump inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BLOOD FLOW; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH ULCER; ULCER HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STOMACH ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036970798     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065706     Document Type: Article

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