OPEN SAFETY PIN IN AN INFANT'S STOMACH AND DUODENUM

The stomach and duodenum.

Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum

Patients with ingestion of foreign objects and esophageal food boluses commonly are seen in the emergency department (ED). Although most objects pass spontaneously, approximately 10 to 20% require a nonoperative intervention, and fewer than 1% require surgical removal. Death as a result of foreign body ingestion or impaction is rare. Patients with esophageal foreign bodies can be classified int...

Stomach and Duodenum GROSS ANATOMY OF THE STOMACH AND DUODENUM Arteries

The stomach has an arterial supply on both the lesser and greater curves . On the lesser curve, the left gastric artery, a branch of the coeliac axis, forms an anastomotic arcade with the right gastric artery, which arises from the common hepatic artery. The gastroduodenal artery, which is also a branch of the hepatic artery, passes behind the first part of the duodenum. Here it divides into th...

Pseudomelanosis of the stomach and duodenum: an uncommon endoscopic finding

A woman (70-years) with a history of iron deficiency anemia and chronic kidney disease presented with two weeks of abdominal pain. Upper endoscopy demonstrated the gastric and duodenal mucosa was black and speckled consistent with diagnosis of pseudomelanosis. Biopsies showed pigment-laden macrophages in the lamina propria, which stained positive for iron and Masson-Fontana trichrome stain cons...

Laparoscopic Biopsy of the Stomach and Duodenum

The objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the laparoscopic technique for performing a biopsy of the gastric and duodenal wall in dogs. Endoscopic examinations were performed in five dogs, which were not conclusively diagnosed based on symptoms and the results of clinical and laboratory tests. A histopathological analysis of laparoscopically collected tissue samples supported...