An investigative duodenal tube.
A triple lumen balloon tube has been designed to study the neutralization and dilutional factors in the pathogenesis of acid-peptic ulceration. This tube is designed to create an in situ duodenal pouch from which duodenal contents may be retrieved before and after stimulation with 0.1 N hydrochloric acid.
D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000187:drug effects; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005750:Gastric Juice; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation*