The distinction between gastric ulceration and carcinoma of the stomach : value of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and the maximal acid output
Date
1973
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Health & Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is not a reliable criterion for distinguishing between gastric ulceration and carcinoma of the stomach. If the maximal acid output (MAO) = 0 mEq/h, the lesion is, with few exceptions, a carcinoma. Combining the ESR and MAO did not provide a more reliable criterion for distinguishing between gastric ulcer and carcinoma of the stomach, than when MAO alone is taken into consideration.
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CITATION: Bock, O. A. A. & Boyd, I. H. 1973. The distinction between gastric ulceration and carcinoma of the stomach : value of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and the maximal acid output. South African Medical Journal, 47(29):1259-1260.
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The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
Cancer, Stomach -- Ulcers, Blood -- Sedimentation
Citation
Bock, O. A. A. & Boyd, I. H. 1973. The distinction between gastric ulceration and carcinoma of the stomach : value of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and the maximal acid output. South African Medical Journal, 47(29):1259-1260