TY  - JOUR
T1  - PRoblems for the radiologist in diagnosis of gastric ulcer
AU  - Scott WG, Loitman BS, Swanson HA
Y1  - 1959/12/12
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1959.03010330010004
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 2048
EP  - 2053
VL  - 171
IS  - 15
N2  - Roentgenographic and fluoroscopic examination of the stomach often reveals ulcers whose nature, whether benign or malignant, cannot be determined from appearance alone. The authors believe that when the nature of an ulcer along the greater curvature and prepyloric areas is in doubt, a twoweek to three-week trial of medical management is justified. Reexamination after one or two such trial periods should show substantial healing, if the ulcer is benign. If it is not, surgical treatment is indicated. If a patient with gastric ulcer does not secrete hydrochloric acid even when stimulated with histamine, the probability that the ulcer is malignant is much greater, and immediate surgical treatment is recommended.
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1959.03010330010004
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1959.03010330010004
ER  -