Safe closure of the difficult duodenal stump.
A method of closing the difficult duodenal stump after a subtotal gastrectomy (Billroth II) is described herein. The duodenal stump is implanted in the efferent jejunal loop and then an entero-enterostomy (Braun) is performed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery*; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013537:Sutures