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Gastric Ulcer Disease

 


Deep Stomach Ulcer
Here you see a deep ulcer crater in the stomach lining of a 55 year old gentleman who was taking aspirin pills daily for arthritis. Interestingly, his first symptom was vomiting blood as the ulcer became deep enough to hit an artery beneath the stomach lining. Often, ulcers caused by apirin and other medications for arthritis cause no heartburn and are recognized only when a complication occurs such as bleeding or perforation.

Text & Images Courtesy of Three Rivers Endoscopy Center
© Dr. Robert Fusco, Three Rivers Endoscopy Center, All Rights Reserved







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