Reference Case (10mm slice, gastric ulcer): A 50-year-old male developed epigastric pain and occasional vomiting after meals for three weeks. He came to ER because pain increased in intensity since five hours ago. Temperature: 36.0 degrees Celsius. Abdomen showed tenderness in epigastrium, but without rebound tenderness or muscle guarding. There is wall thickening (black arrowhead) by submucosal edema in Fig.1-Fig.6 and black arrow of Fig.2-Fig.5 that extends to posterior wall of stomach from gastric angle is an acute ulcerative lesion. He did not respond to conservative therapy, and partial gastrectomy was performed (Fig.B).
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