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Endoscopy 1970; 02(4): 237-238
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1098474
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1098474
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Suture Material and Suture Line Ulcer Following Gastric Surgery
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Publication Date:
08 December 2008 (online)
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Summary
The importance of gastroscopy in patients with upper abdominal complaints following gastric resection is stressed, especially when X-ray examinations are negative. Non-absorbable suture material and its sequelae like granuloma or ulcer form a distinct entity in the postoperative stomach which may be responsible for ulcer-type pain or minor bleeding. This completely avoidable lesion should be familiar to all clinicians.
Key-Words
Postoperative stomach - suture material - suture-line ulcer - foreign body granuloma