Pancreaticoduodenostomy for treatment of giant duodenal ulcer : case report
S. Afr. j. surg. (Online)
;
42(2): 51-52, 2004.
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-1270932
ABSTRACT
Definitive acid-reducing peptic ulcer surgery currently plays a less prominent role than medical treatment in the management of peptic ulceration. The utilisation of proton pump inhibitors and Helicobacter eradication are proven effective therapies. Giant duodenal ulcers; first described by Brdiczka in 1931; pose a unique challenge to this shift in therapy. There are various described surgical options to deal with these ulcers depending on the operative findings and we describe a simple new technique that we recently used successfully
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Peptic Ulcer
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Helicobacter
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English
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S. Afr. j. surg. (Online)
Year:
2004
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Article
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