The stomach lies in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen and is a muscular, highly vascular organ that is the first part of the gastrointestinal tract. A gastric ulcer is a break in the normal tissue lining of the stomach and is a type of peptic ulcer. Risk factors for gastric ulcers include H. pylori infection, NSAID use, smoking, alcohol abuse and increasing age. The pathophysiology involves excess acid production in the stomach and decreased protective mechanisms of the gastric mucosa.
Introduction
• T HE S TO M AC H I S T H E F I R S T I N T R A -
A B D O M I N A L PA R T O F T H E
G A S T R O I N T E S T I N A L T R AC T.
• I T I S A M U S C U L A R , H I G H LY
VA S C U L A R B AG - S H A P E D O R G A N .
• T H E S TO M AC H L I E S I N T H E L E F T
UPPER QUADRANT OF THE
ABDOMEN.
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Objectives
Mention theanatomy and histology of the
stomach.
Define and display the morphology of
gastric ulcer.
Mention the risk factors & causes of
gastric ulcer.
Explain the pathophysiology of gastric
ulcer.
Ulcers
An ulceris a medical condition caused by a break in a
bodily membrane.
Common forms of ulcers include:
Genital Mouth
Skin ulcer
ulcer ulcer
Peptic Venous Ulcerative
ulcer ulcer colitis
7.
Gastric ulcer
Abreak in the normal tissue that lines
the stomach.
A type of peptic ulcers.
8.
Morphology
Gastric peptic
ulcers are
predominantly
located near the
interface of the
body and antrum.
9.
Statistics per 100,000inhabitant
no data
less than 20
20-80
80-140
140-200
more than 200