The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy
VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3, December 2005

A Dominant Alarm Symptom in Eldery Patient with Gastroduodenitis Erosive NSAID

Yudi Agung Wibisono (Unknown)
Harijono Achmad (Unknown)

Article Info

Publish Date
12 Jan 2005

Abstract

Alarm symptoms for dyspepsia, such as anemia, evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding, weight loss, dysphagia, odynophagia and new onset at age 50 years are associated with an increase risk of cancer. Most guidelines for the management of dyspepsia emphasize that patients with alarm symptoms should undergo aggressive evaluation including endoscopy. We reported a case of 65 years old female with several alarm symptoms that suggesting of malignancy, but endoscopy finding revealed gastroduodenitis erosive NSAID due to the pain killer herbal medicine use.   Keywords: melena, alarm symptoms, cancer, gastroduodenitis, NSAID

Copyrights © 2005




Citation Download
RIS
EndNote, Reference Manager, ProCite
BibTex
Latex, Jabref
Original Source
Download Original
Google Scholar
Check in Google Scholar
Journal Info
The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy
Website

Abbrev

jghe

Publisher

The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy is an academic journal which has been published since 2000 and owned by 3 Societies: The Indonesian Society of Gastroenterology; Indonesian Association for the Study of the Liver; The Indonesian Society for Digestive ...