Peptic ulcer (peptic ulcer) refers primarily occurs in the stomach and duodenum, chronic ulcers, is a frequently-occurring disease, common diseases. Ulcer formation of various factors, including acidic digestive juice of the role of mucosal ulceration of the basic factors, hence the name. Contact with any part of the acidic gastric juice, such as the lower esophageal, gastro-intestinal anastomosis, anastomotic, jejunum, and Meckel diverticulum with ectopic gastric mucosa. The vast majority of ulcers occurred in the duodenum and stomach, it is also known as stomach ulcer.
This disease is global, frequently-occurring disease, the exact incidence is currently still a lack of a large number of population statistics, but in different countries, different regions, its incidence may be linked to the poor. It was under the X-ray examination and autopsy data analysis, it is estimated the overall incidence of this disease may account for 10% of the population to 12%; also been estimated that for every five men and a woman of 10, you can have one person in their life China suffered from the disease.
In most countries and regions, duodenal ulcers more common than gastric ulcer. Men, more common, male to female ratio was 5.23 ~ 6.5:1. The disease can be seen at any age, but incidence were mostly young adults. Age of onset of gastric ulcer compared with duodenal ulcer in general about 10 years late, but the 60 to 70 years old the first time there are also many known cases, the average age of female patients is higher than male patients.
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