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Hemorrhage from the gastrointestinal tract following trauma is reported in a 14 year old male with a chronically diseased duodenum. It is proposed that abdominal and head trauma were directly and indirectly responsible for the development of an acute ulcer and hemorrhage. Brief comment is made concerning the relationship between the vital centers and gastrointestinal function and disease.
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From the Department of Radiology, Evangelical Deaconess Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Melamed, A., Schneider, C.R. Chronic duodenal ulcer: Hemorrhage due to trauma. A. J. D. D. 16, 220–222 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03005031
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