Abstract
Gastric and duodenal ulcer in infants and children is not so rare as was expected previously. In this paper, the characteristic findings of x-ray examination and endoscopy are presented. Of 40 patients consisted of 31 male and 9 femal, 13 were diagnosed as gastric ulcer, 25 were duodenal ulcer and 2 were gastroduodenal ulcer. Chief complaints were so varied in pediatric ulcer that we had to take good care of gastrointestinal symptoms. Eleven patients, all of whom were more than 10 years of age, had to undergo operation. And, it was noteworthy that 27.3% of the patients showed multiple ulcer and further 2 patients had to undergo reoperation. On x-ray examination in pediatric patients, not only direct findings on ulcer but also indirect findings on intestinal function were proved to be important. In addition, importance of diagnosis applying endoscopy in pediatric field was emphasized.
