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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2018

Peptic Ulcers in Fukushima Prefecture Related to the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Accident.

Takuto Hikichi, Masaki Sato, Ko Watanabe, Jun Nakamura, Hitomi Kikuchi, Yutaka Ejiri, Ryoichi Ishihata, Atsushi Irisawa, Yuta Takahashi, Hironobu Saito and 10 more

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20 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Takuto HikichiDepartment of Endoscopy, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Japan.
Masaki SatoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Ko WatanabeDepartment of Endoscopy, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Japan.
Jun NakamuraDepartment of Endoscopy, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Japan.
Hitomi KikuchiDepartment of Endoscopy, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Japan.
Yutaka EjiriDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Rosai Hospital, Japan.
Ryoichi IshihataDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ohara General Hospital, Japan.
Atsushi IrisawaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University Aizu Medical Center, Japan.
Yuta TakahashiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Soma General Hospital, Japan.
Hironobu SaitoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Japanese Red Cross Fukushima Hospital, Japan.
Tadayuki TakagiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Rei SuzukiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Mitsuru SugimotoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Naoki KonnoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Yuichi WaragaiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hiroyuki AsamaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Mika TakasumiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Yuki SatoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hiromasa OhiraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Katsutoshi ObaraDepartment of Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Fukushima Medical University, Japan.
Fukushima Medical University · JPFukushima Medical University Hospital · JPSeirei Hamamatsu General Hospital · JPSoma Central Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective Due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred in March 2011, many residents of Fukushima Prefecture were affected by a radiation accident in addition to suffering loss or damage from the earthquake and the subsequent tsunami. The aim of this study was to evaluate the actual condition of patients with peptic ulcers related to the disaster. Methods Patients with peptic ulcers at six hospitals in three different regions of Fukushima Prefecture during the two months following the disaster and the corresponding period of the year before and the year after the disaster were enrolled in this study. Changes by period and region in the number of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) examinations and the number of peptic ulcer patients were evaluated as the primary endpoints. Changes in the frequencies of hemorrhagic ulcers were evaluated by period and by region as secondary endpoints. Results The numbers of EGDs and peptic ulcer cases compared to the previous year decreased in 2011 and then increased in 2012. However, the ratio of hemorrhagic ulcers to peptic ulcers was higher in 2011 (51.9%) than in 2010 (38.1%) and 2012 (31.1%), and the 2011 hemorrhagic ulcer ratio was the highest at 63.6% in the coastal area. Regarding bleeding cases during 2011, the rate at 1 month after the disaster (64.1%) was higher than the rate at 2 months after the disaster (40.5%) (p=0.033). Conclusion The number of patients with peptic ulcers did not increase immediately following the disaster in Fukushima Prefecture. However, the rate of bleeding patients increased soon after the disaster, especially in the coastal area.

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DisastersEarthquakesFukushima Nuclear AccidentTsunamisAdultAgedFemaleHelicobacter pyloriHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedPeptic UlcerRetrospective StudiesdisasterendoscopyFukushimagastric ulcerHelicobacter pyloriradiation

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