1) Definition of PUD
2) Pathogenesis of PUD
3) Risk Factors for PUD
4) Morphology of PUD
5) Clinical features
6) Complications
7) Summary
This presentation was presented in MULTI SYSTEM SEMINAR by a 2nd year MBBS-2015 student of BPKIHS, Dharan, NEPAL.
3. DEFINITION
Ulcer is defined as disruption of the mucosal integrity of
stomach and/or duodenum leading to a local defect or
excavation due to active inflammation.
Erosion differs from an ulcer in being partial thickness
mucosal defect.
Peptic ulcers are chronic most often solitary lesions that
occur in any portion of GIT exposed to the aggressive action
of acid-peptic juices.
8. RISK FACTORS FOR PUD
H. Pylori infection
NSAIDs
Cigarette use
COPD
Ilicit drugs like cocaine
Alcoholic cirrhosis
Psychological stress
Endocrine cell hyperplasia
ZE syndrome
Viral infection (CMV, HSV)
9. Organism attached to mucus-secreting cells of
gastric mucosa by adhesins like BabA and SabA
H. Pylori transmitted by fecal-oral/ oral-oral route
In the stomach it swims in viscous mucus due to flagella
Ammonia neutralizes HCl in stomach
Production of large amount of ammonia from urea
by bacterial urease
Organism survival
Inflammatory response
Damage to mucus
Gastritis and peptic ulcers
13. SITES OF PEPTIC ULCERS
Duodenum: 1st portion, Anterior wall
Stomach: usually antrum, lesser curvature
(common), anterior and posterior wall, greater
curvature (less common)
In the margins of a gastroenterostomy
(stomal ulcer)
In the duodenum, stomach or jejunum of
patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
With or adjacent to a Meckels diverticulum.
14. MORPHOLOGY
GROSS
Round to oval, sharply punched-out defect
Mucosal margin usually level with the
surrounding mucosa or only slightly elevated
Radiating mucosal folds
Base is smooth and clear, owing to the peptic
digestion of exudates
16. MORPHOLOGY
MICROSCOPY
Four zones are seen
Layer of necrotic fibrinoid debris
Zone of acute inflammatory infiltrate
(neutrophils)
Active granulation tissue with
mononuclear leukocytes
Fibrous scarring
17. CLINICAL FEATURES
Epigastric pain
Dyspepsia, including belching, bloating, distention,
and fatty food intolerance
Heartburn
Chest discomfort
Hematemesis or melena resulting from
gastrointestinal bleeding
18. COMPLICATIONS
Hemorrhage
Blood vessels damaged as ulcer erodes into the muscles GIT
Coffee ground vomitus or occult blood in tarry stools
Perforation
An ulcer can erode through the entire wall
Bacteria and partially digested food spill into peritoneum
:Peritonitis
Narrowing and obstruction (pyloric)
Swelling and scarring can cause obstruction of food leaving
stomach : Repeated vomiting