Gastric ulcers and risk for cancer. Is follow-up necessary for all gastric ulcers?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 675-677

  Thomopoulos, K C ^a   Melachrinou, M P ^a   Mimidis, K P ^a   Katsakoulis, E C ^a   Margaritis, V G ^a   Vagianos, C E ^a   Nikolopoulou, V N ^a,b  

^a University Hospital of Rion   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Follow up; Gastric ulcer; Malignancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIULCER AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH ULCER; ULCER HEALING; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 4344608276     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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