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Aortic Arch Syndromes/diagnostic imaging , Deglutition Disorders/etiology , Esophageal Stenosis/etiology , Subclavian Artery/abnormalities , Aged , Angiography , Aortic Arch Syndromes/physiopathology , Aortic Arch Syndromes/surgery , Deglutition Disorders/diagnostic imaging , Deglutition Disorders/surgery , Esophageal Stenosis/diagnostic imaging , Esophageal Stenosis/surgery , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Subclavian Artery/diagnostic imaging , Subclavian Artery/surgerySubject(s)
Duodenal Ulcer/complications , Duodenal Ulcer/surgery , Duodenum/surgery , Gastrectomy/methods , Pancreas/surgery , Anastomosis, Surgical , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology , Humans , Intestinal Perforation/etiology , Intestinal Perforation/surgery , Male , Middle Aged , Treatment Outcome , Vagotomy, TruncalABSTRACT
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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Helicobacter , Peptic Ulcer/surgeryABSTRACT
Sciatic artery aneurysm is a rare condition. We treated 4 patients. The clinical presentation in all 4 was as a result of aneurysm complications. The diagnosis was made on angiography in all of them. Surgical treatment was successful in 3 of the 4 patients.
