[Clinical investigations on the recurrence of gastric ulcer in the aged: from the viewpoint of G.I. bleeding].
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Three cases of type A gastritis associated with multiple polypoid lesions of the body of the stomach are presented. The endoscopic congo-red test showed the red to black color changes of the sprayed congo-red only on the top of the polypoid lesions. The endoscopic methylene-blue test revealed no dye absorption on the antral mucosa or on the top of the polypoid lesions, while the dye was absorbed on the flat mucosa surrounding the top of the polypoid lesions. Histological examinations revealed well-preserved oxyntic glands on the top of the polypoid lesions. The flat mucosa showed marked atrophy or intestinal metaplasia. There have been several reports of experimental models of type A gastritis, where chief and parietal cells decreased in considerable number. These findings and the experimental models suggest that the polypoid lesions resulted from atrophic changes of type A gastritis. The top of the polypoid lesions is the residual oxyntic glands. The lesions, therefore, should be called "gastric pseudopolyposis." The spontaneous disappearance of the polypoid lesions seen in one case is thought to be a result of a further progression of the atrophic gastritis. A pronounced G-cell increase was noted in the antrum and lower body of the stomach. This is considered a secondary phenomenon following the marked reduction of acid secretion.
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We experienced an adult patient with Henoch-Schoenlein purpura (HSP) nephritis associated with a postbulbar duodenal ulcer. Chronic inflammatory changes of the arterioles (i.e. vasculitis) in the kidney and skin were prominently observed by immunofluorescence and light microscopic analysis. It is postulated that a postbulbar duodenal ulcer occurred in this patient and was mediated by vascular deposition of circulating immune complexes. It was suggested that HSP nephritis is a diffuse vascular form of IgA nephropathy.
The mucosal change, the depth of injury and the healing process in the canine gastric wall after Nd-YAG laser (YAG) exposure and electrocautery were studied comparatively by magnified observations. The results were as follows: 1. Mucosal changes caused by the YAG laser beam were more localized within the exposure area than those by electric current. 2. The depth of tissue damage to the canine gastric wall by YAG laser exposure was easy to control when compared to that caused by electrocautery. 3. The healing time of the ulcer caused by the YAG laser was shorter than that caused by high frequency current. 4. In the present study on the mucosal changes due to laser exposure and electrocautery using endoscopy, dissecting microscopy and SEM, it was found that these examinations appear to be helpful as experimental procedures to clarify the detailed appearance of the mucosal surface. It was suggested that endoscopic application of the YAG laser to the gastrointestinal tract was safe and effective when compared with other procedures which have been applied endoscopically for diagnosis and treatment.
The gastrointestinal manifestation of Behçet's syndrome including colitis and esophageal ulceration has been reported in the past few years. However, esophageal ulceration associated with Behçet's syndrome is a rare condition. There appears to be only seven reports of esophageal ulceration associated with Behçet's syndrome. We have recently observed esophageal ulceration in a 64-year-old male known to be on case of untreated Behçet's syndrome (three major symptoms), who presented with epigastralgia and transient substernal discomfort just after swallowing food. In this patient, endoscopic examination revealed multiple esophageal ulceration and kissing-type gastric ulceration. The esophageal ulcers were not improved by frequent antacid therapy for six weeks, while gastric ulcers responded well to the therapy. Steroid therapy was begun and esophagoscopy revealed scarred ulcers after only two weeks. Therefore, steroid hormone therapy was thought to be of benefit in this patient. Esophageal ulceration associated with Behçet's syndrome, a rare condition, is reported and discussed in accordance with some reviews previously reported.
Gastric acid secretion and plasma gastrin response to test meals were examined in 110 patients with gastric cancer and a comparative study was made in accordance with depth of invasion, macroscopic shape, histological type, location and size of the lesion. Cases were classified into two large groups by the depth of invasion: early cancer (invasion was limited to the mucosa and submucosa) and advanced cancer (invasion reached the muscularis propria or deeper). Patients showed hypoacidity on the whole. Cases of early cancer showed significantly higher acid secretion than cases of advanced cancer, although no significant differences were observed in gastrin release. Among the cases of early cancer, cases of the elevated shape showed significantly lower acid secretion and higher gastrin release than cases of the depressed shape, and cases of the histologically differentiated type showed significantly higher acid secretion than cases of the undifferentiated type although no significant differences were observed in gastrin release. Among the cases of advanced cancer, cases with large carcinomas in the corpus tended to show low acid secretion and cases with large carcinomas in the antrum tended to show low gastrin release. High gastrin release was observed in cases of the Borrmann IV type with giant folds.
The relationship between the esophagogastric junction (Z-line pattern) and the functions of the esophagus was studied in patients with reflux esophagitis. We classified Z-line patterns as the Z0- type to Z4-type, depending on the shape and the level of the Z-line. Lower esophageal sphincter pressure (LESP) was measured by the open-tip infusion method and the acid clearance test was performed by Booth's method (15 ml of 0.1 HCL). The following results were obtained: 1. LESP was 15.5 +/- 5.6 cmH2O (M +/- SD) in normal subjects (Z0-type), it was 10.3 +/- 2.9 cmH2O in the Z1-type, 9.5 +/- 4.9 cmH2O in the Z2-type, 9.4 +/- 4.1 cmH2O in the Z3-type and 7.6 +/- 3.4 cmH2O in the Z4-type. There were statistically significant differences between the Z0-type and the other Z-line patterns (p less than 0.05, P less than 0.05, P less than 0.025, and P less than 0.025, respectively). 2. Acid clearance was expressed as the time until the pH returned to 5.0 due to swallowing at one-minute intervals. The results of the acid clearance test were 11.4 +/- 3.0 min in the Z0-type 18.3 +/- 7.0 min in The Z1-type, 20.3 +/- 5.6 min in the Z2-type, 24.1 +/- 5.7 min in the Z3-type and 24.5 +/- 7.4 min in the Z4-type. Acid clearances were significantly delayed along with the Z-line pattern (P less than 0.025, P less than 0.005 and P less than 0.005, respectively). 3. The patients with hiatal hernia consisted of five cases of the Z3-type and six cases of Z4-type. They had low LESP and delayed acid clearance. As mentioned above, the results of LESP ad acid clearance test were well correlated with Z-line patterns in patients with reflux esophagitis.
A 100-year-old male who died of gastric carcinoma was discussed and illustrated epidemiohygieologically. According to dynamic population statistics of the Health and Welfare Ministry of Japan, 418 persons over the age of 100 years died in 1979. Among them, 157 (38%) died of cardiovascular diseases and 49 (12%) died of pulmonary diseases, but only six died of neoplasms including two with gastric carcinomas (0.48%). To our knowledge no such case has been reported previously in the literature.
In our previous report on gastric emptying, we noted that delayed gastric emptying might be one of the etiological factors of gastric ulcers. Gastric emptying was measured using the acetaminophen method. The gastric emptying value was indicated as "microgram/ml", the acetaminophen concentration 45 min after test meal ingestion. In this study, the effects of an anticholinergic drug on gastric emptying were investigated in gastric ulcer patients. Oral and intramuscular administrations of butropium bromide (BB) were studied. The following results were obtained; 1. Oral administration of 10 and 15 mg of BB accelerated gastric emptying to a statistically significant degree (p less than 0.05), compared with the placebo in delayed gastric emptying cases in a dose-dependent manner (r = 0.978). 2. Intramuscular administration of small doses of BB (0.25 and 0.5 mg) also accelerated gastric emptying in delayed gastric emptying cases, but in general, intramuscular administration of BB (0.25-2.0 mg/person) inhibited gastric emptying in a dose dependent manner (r = -0.999). 3. Intramuscular administration of BB (0.25-2.0 mg/person) inhibited gastric emptying in a dose dependent manner in rapid gastric emptying cases (r = -0.977).
The records of 356 gastric carcinoma patients who were treated surgically were reviewed. Among them, six patients (1.7%) had duodenal ulcers. Five cancers of the six patients were "early" gastric cancers classified as type "IIc" or "IIc + III" according to "The general rules for the gastric cancer study in surgery and pathology". The cancers of the six patients were located in the lower half of the stomach. Gastric secretion activity was normal in four and above normal in two cases. Three had signet ring cell carcinomas, two had poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas and one had a well differentiated adinocarcinoma. Our results were similar to other results reported in many papers. In Japan gastric carcinomas coexisting with duodenal ulcers were more often confirmed in the "early" gastric cancer stage. This is probably because endoscopic examinations of the stomach were more often performed in Japan than in other countries because of te large number of gastric disease patients. In addition, it is assumed that the growth of gastric cancer in the stomach is slow because of the very active gastric secretion.
The effects of test meals on the PFD (pancreatic function diagnostant) test, which was introduced as "the B.T.PABA test" in the previous reports, were studied. The higher the protein in the test meal, the lower the urinary excretion value of p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and the first 3-h of PABA excretion. By using a test meal containing protein, the differences in digestion-absorption disorders between gastrectomy procedures (Billroth I and Billroth II) were clarified. Therefore, a test meal which contains a suitable amount of protein should be used in the PFD test to improve diagnostic accuracy.
The records of a total of 60 gastritis patients who showed hematemesis and/or melena are reviewed. The mean age was 40. The ratio of males to females was two to one. During the examination, 19 upper G-I lesions were confirmed in addition to gastritis. Sixteen patients had severe underlying diseases which were thought to be the cause of the bleeding tendency. Thirteen patients took alcohol or drugs which induced bleeding. Prognoses of the patients were relatively good when they were treated medically.
The PFD test was performed on various pancreatic disease patients. The urinary PABA excretion rate was significantly lower in chronic pancreatitis patients and in pancreatic carcinoma patients than in the controls, but no difference was observed between PABA excretion in the two diseases. After surgery, PABA excretion values of pancreatic carcinoma patients were significantly lower than those of non-pancreatitis non-pancreatic carcinoma patients. This was thought to be caused by the difference in residual anastomosed pancreatic tissues. Mild to severe pancreatitis, fibrosis and/or fat necrosis were seen in the pancreatic tissues of carcinoma patients, but these changes were minimal in non-pancreatitis non-pancreatic carcinoma patients. The PFD test is useful in detecting decreases in pancreatic exocrine functions or measuring the grade of pancreatic disorders in various pancreatic diseases, although it can not be used to differentiate pancreatic diseases.
Experimental gastric ulcers in the canine stomach were observed and followed up using a magnifying endoscope. There were differences in the healing processes between antral ulcers and ulcers on the corpus. Antral ulcers were healed linearly by epithelization with a glandular structure, and ulcers on the body were healed by covering with a singly layer of epithelium without pit-formation and the scar resembled a shallow depression. These differences were thought to be caused by differences in blood flow, mucosal regenerability and glandular structure.
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