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Prevention and Management of Marginal Ulcers

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Marginal ulcer (MU), is defined as “a peptic ulcer produced at the jejunal mucosa just distal to the gastro-jejunal anastomosis after partial gastrectomy for benign diseases, such as gastric or duodenal ulcer or after surgery for morbid obesity”. It can be sub-divided into early (<12 months) and late (>12 months) based on the time of presentation for which both the underlying etiology and treatment may differ.

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Palanivelu, P.R. (2017). Prevention and Management of Marginal Ulcers. In: Kumar, S., Gomes, R. (eds) Bariatric Surgical Practice Guide. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2705-5_25

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