title: Technical aids in surgery. Gastroduodenostomy for the "difficult" duodenum.
abstract: Many techniques have been devised for the safe closure of the 'difficult' duodenal stump after Billroth II gastrectomy. It is suggested that, in the presence of a 'difficult' duodenum and when gastrectomy is unavoidable, gastroduodenal anastomosis obviates the potential hazards of the high-risk duodenal stump.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, J.G. Strijdom Hospital, Johannesburg.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schein
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Gecelter
mesh_terms: D004385:Duodenostomy / Q000379:methods*; D004766:Enterostomy / Q000379:methods*; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control