Commonest site of peptic ulcer is: (A) 1st pa of duodenum, (B) 2nd pa of duodenum, (C) Distal 1/3rd of stomach, (D) Pylorus of the stomach
Answer is A. Common sites for peptic ulcers are the first pa of the duodenum and the lesser curve of the stomach, but they also occur on the stoma following gastric surgery, the oesophagus and even in a Meckel's diveiculum, which contains ectopic gastric epithelium.Bailey and love pg: 1116