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Health Encyclopedia: Peptic Ulcers Introduction

Introduction

A peptic ulcer is an open sore or raw area that tends to develop in one of two places:

The lining of the stomach (called gastric ulcers), or
The upper part of the small intestine -- the duodenum (called duodenal ulcers). In the US, duodenal ulcers are three times more common than gastric ulcers.

A peptic ulcer is an open sore or raw area in the lining of the stomach (gastric) or the upper part of the small intestine (duodenal).

Ulcers average between one-quarter and one-half inch in diam...

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