title: Management of the difficult duodenum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
authors.forename: Betty J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Tsuei
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D004385:Duodenostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D018530:Gastric Stump / Q000601:surgery; D005763:Gastroenterostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013275:Stomach Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014628:Vagotomy