Influenza-Related Postinfectious Encephalomyelitis Complicated by a Perforated Peptic Ulcer

Perforated Peptic Ulcer.

Perforated peptic ulcer

Perforated peptic ulcer is a common emergency condition worldwide, with associated mortality rates of up to 30%. A scarcity of high-quality studies about the condition limits the knowledge base for clinical decision making, but a few published randomised trials are available. Although Helicobacter pylori and use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are common causes, demographic differences...

Endoscopic closure of a perforated peptic ulcer.

ease was admitted with a history of acute-onset upper abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed signs of peritonitis in the upper abdomen, and an abdominal CT scan demonstrated a localized pneumoperitoneum (●" Fig. 1). An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) (GIF2T60 double-channel endoscope; Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) was performed under general anesthesia using CO2 insufflation, and revealed a cl...

Acase of Retroperitoneal Castlema\'s Disease with Perforated Peptic Ulcer

SUMMARY Castleman's disease is a rare condition. In its classic form Castlema's is a solitary lesion, two third of patients have tumour like mass in the mediastinum. Extrathoracic sites also could be affected including those where lymph nodes normaly occur ancl rarely tissues where lymph nodes are not found. More recently there have been several reports of patients with multi centeric involvem...

Laparoscopic pyloroplasty for perforated peptic ulcer

Peptic ulcer is a common disease affecting millions of people every year. Despite improved understanding and treatment of the disease, the number of patients admitted with duodenal peptic ulcer perforation has not decreased. Deaths from peptic ulcer disease overcome other common emergency situations. Laparoscopic repair of the perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) is the gold standard approach for simp...