Peptic Ulcer behavior in patients from the Hospital “Mario Muñoz”.

Abstract

Peptic Ulcer pathology is frequent in our settings and a common cause of consultation in the Surgery and Gastroenterology services, because the deepest knowledge of its behavior is vital for its better diagnosis and treatment, which motivated us to carry out a descriptive, retrospective, observational study in patients suffering such affection at the hospital Mario Muñoz Monroy of the municipality of Colon, Matanzas, during the period from February 2002 to May 2005. The analyzed variables were: age, localization of the ulcer, presentation form of digestive high bleeding and personal pathological background , data obtained from clinical records and analyzed by descriptive statistics , being the main results: the gastric ulcer and the duodenal ulcer predominated in the age group from 46 to 60 years ( 17, 1% and 23, 1% ). There was more quantity of duodenal ulcers than gastric (66, 3%). The personal pathological backgrounds more frequently associated with the existence of peptic ulcer were, in diminishing order: history of ulcerous peptic illness, alcohol abuse and non-steroidal antinflammatory drugs´se.