Learn about endoscopy for stomach ulcers. Endoscopies can provide a diagnostic ... a sample of tissue from the stomach, esophagus, or upper portion of the intestine, known as the duodenum.

The first investigation these patients should undergo is upper endoscopy to exclude a diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease or cancer and identify the presence of esophagitis. The presence of ...

When patients present with suspicion of peptic ulcers, there are two types of tests that need to be conducted in order to ...

Peptic ulcer bleeding is a common and ... of the patient and the characteristics of the ulcer. Approximately 80-85% of upper-gastrointestinal bleeding stops spontaneously and supportive therapy ...

Further, our findings reaffirm the important role of early endoscopy in management of acute peptic ulcer bleeding.