title: Transnasogastric drainage of a perforated duodenal ulcer: technical note.
abstract: Perforated peptic ulcers are usually managed surgically after failure of more conservative medical treatment of ulcer disease. This case illustrates transnasogastric placement of a drainage catheter through a perforated ulcer, which was successful as definitive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheline
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Evers
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000628:therapy*