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Preferred Name

Peptic ulcer disease

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Peptic ulcer disease

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http://journals.plos.org/plosone/browse/peptic_ulcer_disease

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Peptic ulcer disease

Previous_Classification

60.140.250^Peptic ulcer disease

scopeNote

Peptic ulcers are open sores that develop on the inside lining of your esophagus, stomach and the upper portion of your small intestine. The most common symptom of a peptic ulcer is abdominal pain. Peptic ulcers include: Gastric ulcers that occur on the inside of the stomach Esophageal ulcers that occur inside the hollow tube (esophagus) that carries food from your throat to your stomach Duodenal ulcers that occur on the inside of the upper portion of your small intestine (duodenum) http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peptic-ulcer/basics/definition/con-20028643 RD

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