Prevalence of peptic ulcer in 82 Kelantanese Malaysians with non-alcoholic cirrhosis
Raj, S.M.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 47(3): 208-211
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 1491646 Document Number: 401084
A review of 82 (68 male) Kelantanese patients with non-alcoholic cirrhosis who underwent gastroduodenal endoscopy revealed duodenal and gastric ulcers in 4.9% and 7.3% of patients respectively. Comparing with prevalence rates of peptic ulcer disease reported in the literature, there was no evidence to suggest that duodenal ulcers occur more frequently in patients with non-alcoholic cirrhosis. There is a suggestion, albeit a tenuous one, that non-alcoholic cirrhosis may be associated with gastric ulceration.