Perforated Duodenal Ulcer with Surgical Repair - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
This stock medical exhibit shows a perforated duodenal ulcer with surgical repair. The first two illustrations show the pre-operative condition in an anterior cut-away view of the stomach. A large amount of blood is present in the stomach, and a bleeding duodenal ulcer is shown in the duodenum. The third illustration shows the first step in the procedure, in which the pylorus is opened to allow access to the duodenal ulcer. The fourth illustration shows the clamping and suturing of the actively bleeding vessel in the ulcer. The fifth illustration shows the transverse closing of the pyloric incision to widen the opening of the duodenum. the sixth illustration shows the excision of segments of the vagus nerve to inhibit acid secretion in the stomach.
