Background: Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) represents a common condition, although its incidence is decreasing. Previous studies reported a high rate of idiopathic PUD prevalence.
Aim: To investigate prevalence, relative distribution of etiologic factors and prevalence of complication of PUD in an Italian endoscopic series.
Materials And Methods: All gastroscopies performed in adult patients during 3 years were considered. Patients with PUD, with antral and corporal histology, were included in the study. Helicobacter pylori infection was assessed by histology. Idiopathic PUD was defined as an ulcer without evidence H. pylori infection or prior exposure to NSAIDs.
Results: 300 patients with PUD out of 11,148 gastroscopies were included in our study accounting for a prevalence of 2.7%. H. pylori-associated PUD was diagnosed in 62.3%, NSAID/aspirin-associated PUD in 22%, H. pylori/NSAID/aspirin-associated PUD in 11.6%, and idiopathic PUD in the remaining 4% of cases. Regarding ulcer complications the logistic regression analysis identified the following significant risk factors for GI bleeding: NSAIDs and/or aspirin use, age >65 years and coexistent gastric and duodenal ulcers.
Conclusion: Our data found a low endoscopic prevalence of peptic ulcer. Both H. pylori infection and NSAIDs and/or aspirin use remain the main determinants and idiopathic ulcer prevalence is very low.
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