Peptic Ulcer Endoscopic Treatment

Endoscopic treatment of stomach ulcers

Doctors use an endoscope to examine your upper digestive tract (endoscopy).

During an endoscopy, doctors pass a hollow tube with a lens (endoscope) down your throat and into your esophagus, stomach, and small intestine.

Using the endoscope, your doctor looks for ulcers.

If your doctor finds an ulcer, a small sample of tissue (biopsy) may be removed for examination in a lab.

A biopsy can also determine if H. pylori is present in your stomach lining.

Indications for use :

Your doctor is likely to recommend an endoscopy if you are older, have signs of bleeding, have had recent weight loss, or have difficulty eating and swallowing.

If the endoscopy shows an ulcer in your stomach, you should have a follow-up endoscopy after treatment to show that it has healed, even if your symptoms improve.

Uncomplicated stomach ulcers take up to two to three months to heal completely. Duodenal ulcers take about six weeks to heal.

Ulcers can heal temporarily without antibiotics