Question 54 · LEK · Peptic ulcer disease
Standard treatment for stomach ulcers is:
- A. total stomach resection.
- B. pharmacological treatment.
- C. subtotal stomach resection.
- D. highly selective vagotomy.
- E. light diet.
Hint
Consider how the discovery of H. pylori and modern acid suppression changed the role of surgery in ulcer disease.
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