Gastric Ulcer Or Carcinoma, Recognition And Treatment

Explains that differentiation between benign gastric ulcer and cancer may be difficult and, in view of the fact that 10 to 20 percent gastric ulcers prove to be malignant at operation, conservative treatment should not be employed for a long period. Points out that resection of gastric ulcer carries a low operative mortality and recurrence after operation is rarely seen.

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