ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND DUODENUM
Case #5 - A 65 year old with hematemesis |
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: |
9.) What are the surgical options?
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Surgical options for bleeding ulcer: truncal vagotomy and pyloroplasty and oversewing of the ulcer is the operation of choice. In a stable patient, consider parietal cell vagotomy plus oversewing of ulcer.
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