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duodenal bulb

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duodenal bulb,
the first part of the superior portion of the duodenum, which has a bulblike appearance on radiographic views of the small intestine.


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This examination revealed inflammation of the distal esophagus and mild erythema of the gastric cardia and antrum, as well as erythema of the duodenal bulb and descending duodenum.
Ulcers rarely occur in the esophagus or in the first portion of the duodenum, the duodenal bulb.
 
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