Acute gastric ulcer - moxibustion ulcer

…The most common sites of development are the lesser curvature of the pyloric antrum and the gastric angle, but as people age, they are more likely to develop in the upper part of the stomach. Gastric ulcers are classified as acute or chronic based on the onset of symptoms and the healing process. Acute gastric ulcers include stress ulcers and vascular ulcers that cause obvious blood flow disorders, and are accompanied by intolerable severe upper abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting, and are prone to bleeding, but heal relatively quickly. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "acute gastric ulcer" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…発生部位は幽門前庭部小彎や胃角が多いが，高齢になるにつれて胃の上部に発生する頻度は多くなる。症状の起き方，治癒に至る経過などにより急性胃潰瘍と慢性胃潰瘍とに分けられる。急性胃潰瘍は，ストレス潰瘍や明らかな血流障害をきたす血管性潰瘍を含み，がまんできないような激しい上腹部痛や吐き気，嘔吐を伴って発症し，出血も起こしやすいが比較的早く治癒する。…

※「急性胃潰瘍」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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