EXTERNAL TRAUMA IN RELATION TO ULCER OF THE STOMACH AND DUODENUM*
Authors: IRVING GRAY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1934)

Article1 May 1934EXTERNAL TRAUMA IN RELATION TO ULCER OF THE STOMACH AND DUODENUMREPORT OF FIVE CASESIRVING GRAY, M.D., F.A.C.P.IRVING GRAY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-11-1403 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDespite the fact that our knowledge of the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer still remains in the field of theoretical discussion, we are occasionally called upon to decide whether or not injury to the upper abdomen can lead to the formation of a peptic ulcer. Theoretically it would appear that a strong blunt force suddenly applied to the epigastric area might lead to changes within the gastric wall and subsequently to the production of ulcer. 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