Nasser A. N. Alzerwi
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Modification of Prudhomme's Classification of Retro-Duodenal BilioArterial Relations and Their Significance in the Operative Management of Hemorrhagic Duodenal Ulcer-An Anatomosurgical Study
Author(s): Nasser A. N. Alzerwi*
Background: The modern lifestyle and stress have been known to impact on everyday life. The duodenal ulcers are one such example and are a direct result of the above-mentioned influences. This condition can be due to infectious or non-infectious origin. Duodenal Anatomy is quite complex, and all credit goes to its embryological origin. Duodenal ulcers are quiet commonly encountered in the clinical and surgical practice. Hemorrhagic ulcers are one complication of the posteriorly penetrating duodenal ulcers. Treating a hemorrhagic ulcer is challenging as there are a number of ways, which has been described and many of which are actually followed in the standard surgical treatment which might endanger the common bile duct during ligation of the gastroduodenal artery. Knowing the relationship between the common bile duct and gastroduodenal artery is very important in the .. Read More»