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26. A 45 year old male has an active anterior duodenal ulcer which was resistant to medical treatment and interfering with his work. The best treatment option for him is:

A) Partial gastrectomy B) Parietal cell mass vagotomy (highly selective vagotomy) C) Truncal vagotomy D) Antrectomy

27. A 45 years old lady presented with a 6 cm tumor in the breast, palpable multiple discrete axillary nodes and back pain. Her tumor stage according to the TNM classification would be:

A) T2 N1 M1 B) T3 N1 Mx C) T2 N2 M0 D) T3 N0 M1

28. An ideal vein to insert a canula should have all the following criteria except:

A) Visible B) Palpable C) Lying across a joint D) Large enough

29. Indications for bowel preparation include:

A) Emergency laparotomy B) Elective resection of the sigmoid colon C) Appendectomy D) Cholecystectomy

30. All of the following findings differentiate a direct from an indirect inguinal hernia except:

A) Whether or not the hernia reaches the scrotum B) Relation to inferior epigastric vessels C) Shape of the hernia D) Age of the patient