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Case #3 -
A 62 year old with epigastric pain

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
6.) What are the surgical indications in gastric ulcer disease?

Indications for surgical treatment of gastric ulcer: Bleeding, perforation, gastric outlet obstruction, inability to exclude malignancy secondary to failure of ulcer healing.  
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