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The incidence of esophagitis in peptic ulcer disease

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In a prospective endoscopic study of 50 consecutive cases of duodenal or gastric ulcer, the incidence of early esophagitis was 58%.

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  1. Maurice S. Goldman Jr. (Capt. (MC), USAF)

    Present address: Department of Medicine, USAF Hospital Travis, Travis AFB, Calif.

  2. James R. Rasch (Capt. (MC), USAF)

    Present address: Department of Medicine, USAF Hospital Kessler, Kessler AFB, Miss.

  3. David S. Wiltsie (Capt. (MC), USAF)

    Present address: Det. 37, TUSLOG, 7250th USAF Hospital, APO 254, New York, N. Y.

Authors and Affiliations

  1. From the Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Wilford Hall USAF Hospital, Aerospace Medical Division (AFSC), Lackland Air Force Base, Tex.

    Maurice S. Goldman Jr. (Capt. (MC), USAF), James R. Rasch (Capt. (MC), USAF), David S. Wiltsie (Capt. (MC), USAF) & Martin Finkel M.D.

  2. Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N. Y.

    Martin Finkel M.D.

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Goldman, M.S., Rasch, J.R., Wiltsie, D.S. et al. The incidence of esophagitis in peptic ulcer disease. Digest Dis Sci 12, 994–999 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02233258

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