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Stump Blowout Leakage of a blind end—‘stump’—of a duodenum partially resected for an ulcer
Complications of stump blowout Peritonitis, hepatic bed abscess, pancreatitis, external fistulas with electrolyte derangement stump blowout Surgery Leakage of a blind end–'stump' of a duodenum partially resected for an ulcer; the leak may be due to technical error or suture line failure, especially in a previously scarred or edematous duodenum;
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