1. Gastric bicarbonate secretion in high-relapsing, smoking duodenal ulcer patients.
- Author
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Dal Santo P, Vianello F, Germana B, Del Bianco T, Laino G, Grassi SA, Plebani M, Dotto P, Battaglia G, and Di Mario F
- Subjects
- Adult, Duodenal Ulcer drug therapy, Duodenal Ulcer epidemiology, Female, Gastric Juice chemistry, Histamine H2 Antagonists therapeutic use, Humans, Male, Recurrence, Risk Factors, Smoking epidemiology, Bicarbonates metabolism, Duodenal Ulcer physiopathology, Gastric Juice metabolism, Gastric Mucosa metabolism, Smoking physiopathology
- Abstract
Gastric bicarbonate secretion has been evaluated by Feldman's method in 48 duodenal-ulcer patients. The relationship between smoking, clinical ulcer outcome (healing and recurrence) and bicarbonate secretion has been analysed. Heavy smokers secreted higher bicarbonate ions than did non-smokers. High-relapsing patients produced lower bicarbonate output. These preliminary data suggest that an impaired gastric bicarbonate secretion is associated with smoking, a well-known ulcer-associated factor; further-more, it may single out high-relapsing duodenal ulcer patients.
- Published
- 1993