Skip to main content
. 2002 Sep;51(3):336–343. doi: 10.1136/gut.51.3.336

Table 2 .

Site and type specific relapse

Relapse over 6 months
% Site and type of lesion at relapse
Initial lesion n Total With symptoms or AE With lesion Body ulcer Antral ulcer Duodenal ulcer Body erosions Antral erosions Duodenal erosions
Body ulcer 80 38 (47.5%) 17 (21.3%) 23 (28.8%) 34.7 39.1 4.3 0 13.0 8.7
Antral ulcer 349 165 (47.3%) 50 (14.3%) 120 (34.4%) 6.7 64.2 5.0 1.7 20.8 1.7
Duodenal ulcer 247 101 (40.9%) 38 (15.4%) 88 (27.5%) 2.3 25.0 50.0 4.5 9.1 9.1
Body erosions 33 8 (24.2%) 3 (9.1%) 5 (15.2%) 0 40 0 20 40 0
Antral erosions 233 91 (29.1%) 43 (18.5%) 56 (24.0%) 7.1 23.2 3.6 3.6 58.9 3.6
Duodenal erosions 56 25 (44.6%) 8 (14.2%) 17 (30.4%) 0 5.9 23.5 0 17.6 52.9

Columns 6–11 show the type and site of lesion at relapse as a per cent of those with any lesion at relapse. Some patients relapsed for more than one reason.