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gastric ulcers

    criteria for benignity:

  • projection beyond luminal contour
  • depth > width

  • smooth fading of gastric folds
  • lesser curvature (not reliable)
  • concomitant duodenal ulcers
  • Hampden's line (1-mm lucent line)
  • persistent pooling of barium in crater

see also: Carman meniscus sign

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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duodenal ulcer
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erosive gastritis

 

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