R. W. Spence

Publication List Details

Period

1955 - 2002

Number

7

Co-Authors

Relationship between the birth cohort pattern of Helicobacter pylori infection and the epidemiology of duodenal ulcer (2002)

HARVEY, R.F., SPENCE, R.W., LANE, J.A., NAIR, P., MURRAY, L.J., HARVEY, I.M., ...

Background: Helicobacter‐pylori‐related duodenal ulcer (DU) is an important cause of dyspepsia. Aim: To determine the relationship between the pattern of H. pylori...

ACTH-secreting 'apudoma' of gallbladder.

Spence, R W, Burns-Cox, C J

The case of a 44-year-old woman is reported. The diagnosis after the appropriate tests and laparotomy was ACTH-secreting 'apudoma' of the gallbladder. This is a rare tumour and this case is believed...

Effect of metiamide on basal and stimulated serum cholecystokinin levels in duodenal ulcer patients.

Spence, R W, Celestin, L R, Harvey, R F

Serum cholecystokinin (CCK) levels were measured in 10 patients with chronic duodenal ulcers, fasting and at intervals after two standard tests meals (300 ml of 40 mmol/1 phenylalanine solution), one...

Gynaecomastia associated with cimetidine.

Spence, R W, Celestin, L R

Gynaecomastia has occurred unilaterally or bilaterally in five out of 25 male duodenal ulcer patients after more than four months treatment with cimetidine 1.6 g daily. All elected to continue...