PEPTIC ULCER: MEDICAL CURE BY EFFICIENT GASTRIC ACID NEUTRALIZATION
Authors: N E ROSSETT, F H KNOX, S L STEPHENSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 January 1952PEPTIC ULCER: MEDICAL CURE BY EFFICIENT GASTRIC ACID NEUTRALIZATIONN. E. ROSSETT, M.D., F.A.C.P., F. H. KNOX JR., M.D., S. L. STEPHENSON JR., M.D.N. E. ROSSETT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, F. H. KNOX JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, S. L. STEPHENSON JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-1-98 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONIn two communicationsl1, 2evaluating a number of commonly used antacids utilizing a continuous pH recorder in vivo and in vitro, Rossett and Flexner concluded that magnesium oxide, peroxide, hydroxide and carbonate, as well as calcium carbonate, when combined with an amphoteric substance such as milk or aluminum hydroxide gel, were efficiently buffered in their alkaline range preventing rebound and produced long-acting antacids. A promise of clinical evaluation of such antacids made at that time could not be effectively fulfilled because of World War II service and until the senior author had the opportunity of supervising a large gastrointestinal...Bibliography1. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication November 6, 1950.From the Gastroenterology Section of the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Medical Teaching Group, Kennedy Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.Reviewed in the Veterans Administration and published with the approval of the Chief Medical Director. The statements and conclusions published by the authors are the result of their own study and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Veterans Administration. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHYPERCHLORHYDRIA, DUODENITIS AND DUODENAL ULCER: A CLINICAL STUDY OF THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIPS*J. DONALD OSTROW, M.D., ROBERT H. RESNICK, M.D.USE AND ABUSE OF ANTICHOLINERGIC DRUGS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE*ALVIN J. CUMMINS, M.D.The Adverse Effects of Belladonna Alkaloids in Benign Pyloric ObstructionTreatment of Peptic Ulcer 1 January 1952Volume 36, Issue 1Page: 98-109KeywordsCalciumCarbonatesGastric ulcersMagnesiumMedical servicesMilkMouthPeptic ulcersVision Issue Published: 1 January 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...