You were asked to assist in a surgical operation on a young patient to treat an ulcer in the first part of the duodenum. You wou

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You were asked to assist in a surgical operation on a young patient to treat an ulcer in the first part of the duodenum. You wou

ld expect that the surgeon will approach the ulcer by doing an anterior abdominal wall incision in the following region: A. EpigastricB. Left inguinalC. Left lumbarD. Right hypochondrialE. Hypogastric

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mafiozo [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-23T23:22:19+03:00

Answer:

A. Epigastric

Explanation:

Epigastric

In the nine region of the abdomen , one of it is the epigastric region .

It have the part of the stomach , the duodenum , the pancreas and part of the liver .

This region is where the surgeon need to get in , in order to reach the ulcer in the very first part of the duodenum .

Hence , from the given option , the correct option is the Epigastric .