Chapter 31: Surgical Ulcers

Question 1

Peptic ulcer

Answer 1

General term for gastric/duodenal ulcer disease

Question 2

Gastric ulcer

Answer 2

Ulcer in the stomach

Question 3

Curling’s ulcer

Answer 3

Gastric ulcer after burn injury

(Think: Curling’s—curling iron burn—burn)

Question 4

Cushing’s ulcer

Answer 4

Peptic ulcer after neurologic insult

Question 5

Dieulafoy’s ulcer

Answer 5

Pinpoint gastric mucosal defect bleeding from underlying arterial vessel malformation

Question 6

Marjolin’s ulcer

Answer 6

Squamous cell carcinoma ulceration overlying chronic osteomyelitis or burn scar

Question 7

Aphthous ulcer

Answer 7

GI tract ulcer seen in Crohn’s disease

Question 8

Marginal ulcer

Answer 8

Mucosal ulcer seen at a site of GI tract anastomosis

Question 9

Decubitus ulcer

Answer 9

Skin/subcutaneous ulceration from pressure necrosis, classically on the buttocks/sacrum

Question 10

Venous stasis ulcer

Answer 10

Skin ulceration on medial malleolus caused by venous stasis of a lower extremity

Question 11

LE arterial insufficiency ulcer

Answer 11

Skin ulcers usually located on the toes/feet

Question 12

39-year-old woman 3 years s/p (“status post”) Billroth II for perforated gastric ulcer presents with intermittent upper abdominal pain relieved by a large amount of bilious vomiting

Answer 12

Afferent limb syndrome

Question 13

45-year-old man with long-term left lower leg swelling develops anonhealing sore over the left medial malleolus

Answer 13

Venous stasis ulcer