Diseases

Duodenal Ulcer

A PEPTIC ULCER located in the DUODENUM.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A PEPTIC ULCER located in the DUODENUM.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Duodenal Ulcers
  • Ulcer, Duodenal
  • Ulcers, Duodenal
  • Curling Ulcer
  • Curling's Ulcer
  • Curlings Ulcer
  • Ulcer, Curling

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

perforation = DUODENAL ULCER /compl (IM) + PEPTIC ULCER PERFORATION (IM); hemorrhage = DUODENAL ULCER /compl (IM) + PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE (IM)

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History Note

CURLING'S ULCER was heading 1975-96 (see under DUODENAL ULCER 1975-90)

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NLM Classification

WI 370

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Duodenal Ulcer. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004381. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004381
  2. Duodenal Ulcer. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355170