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Serum pepsinogen levels in patients with gastro-duodenal lesions
S P Aggarwal1, D J Walia, L S Chawla
1Dept of Medicine, Dayanand Medical College & Hosp, Ludhiana.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
|September 1, 1994
Abstract:
Serum pepsinogen (SP) levels were studied in 100 patients with gastroduodenal lesions, and 100 healthy volunteers. SP levels were significantly elevated in patients with duodenal ulcer (DU) and duodenitis compared to the controls. SP values above 150 ug Tyr/ml/24 hr were highly suggestive of duodenal ulcer disease. Age and sex of patients and controls did not influence SP levels. The mean values of SP in North India were found to be lower in both normal and DU subjects compared to the west.