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There are no CT scan findings associated with peptic ulcer disease . However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of peptic ulcer disease , which include | There are no CT scan findings associated with peptic ulcer disease . However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of peptic ulcer disease , which include perforated peptic ulcer seen as free air under the diaphragm called as pneumoperitoneum.<ref name="pmid1994412">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jacobs JM, Hill MC, Steinberg WM |title=Peptic ulcer disease: CT evaluation |journal=Radiology |volume=178 |issue=3 |pages=745–8 |year=1991 |pmid=1994412 |doi=10.1148/radiology.178.3.1994412 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7320469">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goldberg HI |title=Radiographic evaluation of peptic ulcer disease |journal=J. Clin. Gastroenterol. |volume=3 |issue=Suppl 2 |pages=57–65 |year=1981 |pmid=7320469 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15445592">{{cite journal |vauthors=Fultz PJ, Skucas J, Weiss SL |title=CT in upper gastrointestinal tract perforations secondary to peptic ulcer disease |journal=Gastrointest Radiol |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=5–8 |year=1992 |pmid=1544559 |doi=10.1007/BF01888496 |url=}}</ref> | ||
free air under the diaphragm called as pneumoperitoneum.<ref name="pmid1994412">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jacobs JM, Hill MC, Steinberg WM |title=Peptic ulcer disease: CT evaluation |journal=Radiology |volume=178 |issue=3 |pages=745–8 |year=1991 |pmid=1994412 |doi=10.1148/radiology.178.3.1994412 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7320469">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goldberg HI |title=Radiographic evaluation of peptic ulcer disease |journal=J. Clin. Gastroenterol. |volume=3 |issue=Suppl 2 |pages=57–65 |year=1981 |pmid=7320469 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15445592">{{cite journal |vauthors=Fultz PJ, Skucas J, Weiss SL |title=CT in upper gastrointestinal tract perforations secondary to peptic ulcer disease |journal=Gastrointest Radiol |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=5–8 |year=1992 |pmid=1544559 |doi=10.1007/BF01888496 |url=}}</ref> | |||
[[File:Perforated-gastric-ulcer (3).jpg|200px|thumb|centre|Perforated gastric ulcer]] | [[File:Perforated-gastric-ulcer (3).jpg|200px|thumb|centre|Perforated gastric ulcer]] | ||
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CT
There are no CT scan findings associated with peptic ulcer disease . However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of peptic ulcer disease , which include perforated peptic ulcer seen as free air under the diaphragm called as pneumoperitoneum.[1][2][3]

References
- ↑ Jacobs JM, Hill MC, Steinberg WM (1991). "Peptic ulcer disease: CT evaluation". Radiology. 178 (3): 745–8. doi:10.1148/radiology.178.3.1994412. PMID 1994412.
- ↑ Goldberg HI (1981). "Radiographic evaluation of peptic ulcer disease". J. Clin. Gastroenterol. 3 (Suppl 2): 57–65. PMID 7320469.
- ↑ Fultz PJ, Skucas J, Weiss SL (1992). "CT in upper gastrointestinal tract perforations secondary to peptic ulcer disease". Gastrointest Radiol. 17 (1): 5–8. doi:10.1007/BF01888496. PMID 1544559.