Cushing ulcer

Cushing ulcer
SpecialtyGeneral surgery

A Cushing ulcer, named after Harvey Cushing,[1][2] is a gastric ulcer associated with elevated intracranial pressure. It is also called von Rokitansky–Cushing syndrome.[2] Apart from the stomach, ulcers may also develop in the proximal duodenum and distal esophagus.

  1. ^ synd/982 at Who Named It?
  2. ^ a b Wijdicks, Eelco F.M. (2011-06-01). "Cushing's Ulcer: The Eponym and His Own". Neurosurgery. 68 (6): 1695–1698. doi:10.1227/neu.0b013e318212babf. ISSN 0148-396X. PMID 21346647.