Gastrointestinal: Large antro-duodenal ulcers following hepatic selective internal radiotherapy

Selective internal radiotherapy for hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.

A 39 year-old male patient was admitted with complaints of weakness and right upper quadrant pain. Abdominal CT and FDG-PET/CT showed multiple nodular lesions involving both liver lobes, the largest of which was 4x2 cm in diameter and localized to the sixth segment. Further, multiple lymph nodes with an average of 2.5 cm diameter including necrotic components were also detected in the porta hep...

Treatment of Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers

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Antro-duodenal manometry: its role in clinical practice.

The management of large perforations of duodenal ulcers

BACKGROUND Duodenal ulcer perforations are a common surgical emergency, but literature is silent on the exact definition, incidence, management and complications of large perforations of duodenal ulcers. METHODS The case files of 162 patients who underwent emergency laparotomy for duodenal ulcer perforations over a period of three years (2001 - 2003) were retrospectively reviewed and sorted i...

The management of large perforations of duodenal ulcers

Perforation is the most common complication of peptic ulcer disease. In spite of modern progress in the management, it is still a life-threatening catastrophe. Due to friable margins and the moribund state of the patient, managing large duodenal perforations(>20 mm in diameter) is a challenging task. The case files of 64 patients who underwent emergency laparotomy for peptic ulcer perforations ...