Summary
Duodenal ulcer beyond the bulb occurred in a diabetic patient when he was in ketoacidotic coma causing serious anemia. Early investigation of the stomach and duodenum by endoscope was quite valuable for evaluating this bleeding complication and the healing process of the lesion was serially recorded. Since several cases of diabetic coma have been reported to die from gastrointestinal bleeding, this report presents the important aspect in the management of diabetic coma, and usefulness of emergency endoscope.
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Kikkawa, R., Okada, A., Shimizu, M. et al. Postbulbar duodenal ulcer occurring in a patient of diabetic coma. Gastroenterol Jpn 13, 231–234 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02773668
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