Incidence and clinical features of endoscopic ulcers developing after gastrectomy

Table 2 Comparison of marginal ulcers according to the location

	Ulcers on theefferent side(n = 36)	Both(n = 4)	Ulcers atanastomosis(n = 32)
Age (yr)	63.45 ± 14.03	62.50 ± 10.25	61.15 ± 12.49
Sex (male/female)	26:10	2:2	25:7
Tobacco use	15	2	10
Alcohol consumption	14	2	12
Clinical symptoms
Bleeding episode	6	1	10
Anemia evaluation	9	2	2
Abdominal pain	11	1	10
Dyspepsia	5	0	5
Routine check	5	0	5
Anastomosis
Billroth-I	7	0	6
Billroth-II	27	4	25
Total gastrectomy with RY	1	0	0
Whipple	1	0	1
Causative disease
Malignancy	14	1	16
Complication of PUD	20	3	15
Others	2	0	1
Ulcer multiplicity	15	4	6
Number of therapeutic intervention	5	1	8
Initial hemoglobin (g/dL)	9.70 ± 3.38	6.70 ± 2.53	9.87 ± 3.79
Admission	21	4	1
Ulcer recurrence	12	2	7
H. pylori infection (%)	7/25 (28)	1/2 (50)	8/25 (32)

RY: Roux-en-Y anastomosis; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; PUD: Peptic ulcer disease.