Outcome of laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcers

Outcome of laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcers.

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic simple closure (LSC) coupled with Helicobacter pylori eradication is a well-recognised treatment for perforated duodenal ulcers. This study aimed to evaluate its safety and efficacy. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study conducted on patients who underwent LSC of perforated duodenal ulcers from January 2002 to December 2009. Patients were stratified according...

Laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcers: outcome and efficacy in 30 consecutive patients.

HYPOTHESIS Laparoscopic management of perforated duodenal ulcers is safe and effective. DESIGN Prospective nonrandomized controlled trial. SETTING Tertiary care academic center. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between October 1993 and October 1997, 30 patients underwent laparoscopic Graham patch repair of perforated duodenal ulcers and 16 had an open repair. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Morbidity, operat...

Laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcer.

Laparoscopic closure of an acutely perforated duodenal ulcer is an alternative procedure to open surgery. With proper training and experience this procedure might overtake laparotomy and simple closure thereby reducing the post operative morbidity in terms of reduced wound pain, short hospital stay, likely reduced wound sepsis and hernia occurrence and post operative chest complications. We rep...

Laparoscopic repair of perforated peptic duodenal ulcer.

Although prevalence of peptic ulcer is decreasing, the number of peptic ulcer perforations appears to be unchanged. This complication of peptic ulcer is traditionally surgically treated. In recent years, a number of papers have been published where the authors managed perforated duodenal peptic ulcer in selected patients using laparoscopic approach. Laparoscopic treatment of perforated duodenal...

[Laparoscopic repair for perforated duodenal ulcer].