title: The open jejunum: a patch for large duodenal defects.
abstract: A practical solution is presented for the difficult problem posed by a large duodenal defect in a very sick patient. A segment of jejunum opened along its antimesenteric border was applied as a mucosally lined patch, with a favorable result.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000601:surgery*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous