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Report #2 Operative Report (5 errors in this report)

Case History: This is a 40-year-old Hispanicfemale who was referred to the endoscopy clinic for evaluation. Thepatient complains of persistent nausea and vomiting with upperabdominal pain. She has also had a problem with dyspepsia butdenies any hematemesis. She has not used any alcohol orsalicylates. She is currently on several medications but they donot appear to be contraindicative to her health.

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: The patient wasprepared for the procedure by being given intravenous induction ofanesthesia. After the patient was placed in the usual operatingposition the General Electric gastroscopy was passed into theesophagus without any difficulty. The esophagus in its entirety wasessentially free of mucosal abnormalities. No evidence of reflux.The stomach was entered; some gastric juices were aspirated. Theantrum and body of the stomach were all free of mucosalabnormalities. In the distal antral area some mild eryhtematouschanges were noted. The pylorus had normal peristaltic activity inopening. The first part of the small intestine, the ileum, revealedsome evidence of ulcerations, both anterosuperiorly as well asposteroinferiorly, with surrounding tissue irritation noted. Theseulcers were less than 1 mm in size. The second part of the smallintestine, the duodenum, was free of mucosal abnormalities.Withdrawing the scope confirmed the findings upon entry. Thepatient, in fact, tolerated the procedure quite well. Vital signswere taken every half hour for the following three hours.

Preoperative Diagnosis After Surgery:Gastritis. Duodenal ulcerations.

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Hubert Koch
Hubert KochLv2
28 Sep 2019

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