Perforated marginal ulcer after palliative gastrojejunostomy.
We describe a patient in whom biliary bypass and gastrojejunostomy for palliation of carcinoma of the head of the pancreas led to the late development of a marginal ulcer, which perforated and may have hastened the patient's death.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005763:Gastroenterostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality