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Medicine General 517080b4

In gastric outlet obstruction in a peptic ulcer patient the site of obstruction is most likely to be :

A
Antrum
B
Duodenum
C
Pylorus
D
Pyloric canal
High-Yield Explanation
Answer is B (Duodenum) Gastric outlet obstruction in a patient with peptic ulcer disease is suggestive of pyloric stenosis. The term pyloric stenosis is normally a misnomer. The stenosis is seldom at the pylorus. Commonly the stenosis is found in the first pa of the duodenum, the most common site for a peptic ulcer.

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