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A. Suture repair of viable opposable edges of the duodenal perforation and reinforcement with an omental patch.
B. Omentum plugs the hole of the perforation. Reproduced with permission from Baker RJ. Mastery of Surgery. In: Nyhus LM, Baker RJ, Fischer JE, eds. Operation for Acute Perforated Duodenal Ulcer. London: Little, Brown and Company; 1997.
