Department of Surgery Jars
| Description | Perforated Peptic Ulcer of the Stomach. |
| Author | Department of Surgery |
| Copyright | Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine |
Description
This is a jar that contains a part of the stomach.
This is known by the presence of mucosal folds (rugae) and the presence
of two lines of omenta on the serosal surface. The specimen shows a
rounded perforation about 1 X 1 cm.
Diagnosis
Perforated peptic ulcer of the stomach.
Some possible questions
O: what is meant by peptic ulcer?
A: an ulcer that develops due to exposure to gastric juice.
Q: Enumerate the different sites
where peptic ulceration may be encountered.
A: Duodenum- stomach- lower end of oesophagus- stomal ulcer-
Meckelâs diverticulum.
Q: what is the most important
pathological finding that differentiates acute from chronic peptic
ulcers?
A: Penetration of the muscular coat.
Q: Is gastric ulcer disease
caused by hypersecretion of acid?
A: No.
Q. What are the common sites of peptic ulcers?
Q. What are the possible complications?
Q. What are the clinical features and differential diagnoses of a
perforated peptic ulcer?
Q. What is the management?