Commonest cause of death in peptic ulcer patients is: (A) Perforation, (B) Malignancy, (C) Hemorrhage, (D) Pyloric stenosis
Answer is B. Peptic ulcers may be in thestomach, the small intestine just below the stomach, or the food pipe above the stomach. Sometimes,peptic ulcers can bleed (known asbleeding ulcers). More severebleeding, known as hemorrhaging, can be life-threatening. Ref surgery Srb 5e p432