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Different implications of stigmata of recent hemorrhage in gastric and duodenal ulcers

Digestive Diseases and Sciences volume 33, pages 400–404 (1988)Cite this article

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A prospective study was conducted to evaluate the prognostic value of stigmata of recent hemorrhage in patients with bleeding peptic ulcer. Of 193 patients suffering from peptic ulcer bleeding identified by emergency gastrointestinoscopy, 52 patients were found to have bleeding gastric ulcer (spurt 5, active oozing 9, fresh clot 11, black clot 17, protruding vessel 4, and clear base without stigmata 6); the other 141 had bleeding duodenal ulcer (spurt 5, active oozing 26, fresh clot 43, black clot 23, protruding vessel 15, and clear base without stigmata 31). Patient with continuous bleeding or rebleeding was grouped as unstable bleeders. The rate of unstable bleeders was 39.1% (continuous bleeding 23.9% and rebleeding 15.2%) in patients with gastric ulcer, compared to 9.0% (4.5% and 4.5%) in duodenal ulcer ( P <0.001). The unstable bleeder rate of ulcers with spurt, active oozing, clot, and protruding vessel was 80%, 44%, 35.7%, and 0%, respectively, in patients with bleeding gastric ulcer; and 33.3%, 19.2%, 6%, and 0%, respectively, in patients with bleeding duodenal ulcer. The data suggest that the stigmata of recent hemorrhage, excluding protruding vessel, has prognostic significance in bleeding gastric ulcer but less in bleeding duodenal ulcer.

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    Chi-Sin Chang-Chien MD, Cheng-Shyang Wu MD, Pang-Chi Chen MD, Deng-Yn Un MD, Chia-Ming Chu MD, Kuen-Meen Fang MD, I.-Shyan Sheen MD & Yun-Fan Liaw MD

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Chang-Chien, CS., Wu, CS., Chen, PC. et al. Different implications of stigmata of recent hemorrhage in gastric and duodenal ulcers. Digest Dis Sci 33, 400–404 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01536021

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Key words

  • gastric ulcer
  • duodenal ulcer
  • stigmata