Stress Ulcer

Stress Ulcer

Stress ulcers are single or multiple mucosal defects which can become complicated by upper gastrointestinal bleeding during the physiologic stress of serious illness. Ordinary peptic ulcers are found commonly in the gastric antrum and the duodenum whereas stress ulcers are found commonly in fundic mucosa and can be located anywhere within the stomach and proximal duodenum.

Read more about Stress Ulcer:  Incidence/Significance, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, The Site of Ulcerations, Lesion of Stress Ulcers, Stress Ulcer Formation, Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis (SUP), Treatment

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