The Endoscopic Diagnosis of Peptic Ulcer Disease |
Min Ho Choi |
Department of Internal Medicine, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea. helico6@hanmail.net |
소화성 궤양의 내시경 진단 |
최민호 |
한림대학교 의과대학 동탄성심병원 내과학교실 |
|
Abstract |
Peptic ulcer disease is one of the most commonly encountered gastrointestinal diseases in Korea. The trend of peptic ulcer disease in Korea has changed in the past decade in regard to increasing age of the population, underlying disease and the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. This article reviews the published literature pertaining to the endoscopic findings and differential diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease. |
Key Words:
Peptic ulcer; Endoscopy |
|