Acid Peptic Disease

Jason W Kempenich; Kenneth R Sirinek

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2018.06.003

Acid Peptic Disease

Surg Clin North Am. 2018 Oct;98(5):933-944. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2018.06.003.

Authors

Jason W Kempenich¹, Kenneth R Sirinek²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. Electronic address: kempenich@uthscsa.edu.
² Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.

PMID: 30243454
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2018.06.003

Abstract

The management of peptic ulcer disease has radically changed over the last 40 years from primarily surgical treatment to medical therapy nearly eliminating the need for elective surgery in these patients. Although there has been a decline in patients requiring acute surgical intervention for complications of peptic ulcer disease (perforation, bleeding, and obstruction), these patients still make up a significant proportion of hospital admissions every year. The modern acute care surgeon must have significant knowledge of the multiple treatment modalities used to appropriately care for these patients.

Keywords: Bleeding ulcer; Helicobacter pylori; Obstructing ulcer; Peptic ulcer disease; Perforated ulcer.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Helicobacter Infections / complications
Helicobacter Infections / diagnosis
Helicobacter Infections / therapy
Helicobacter pylori
Humans
Peptic Ulcer / diagnosis
Peptic Ulcer / etiology*
Peptic Ulcer / therapy*