The indications for simple closure of perforated duodenal ulcers

✍ Scribed by M. J. Playforth; M. J. McMahon

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1978
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 273 KB
• Volume: 65
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800651009

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

One hundred and sixty-one patients undergoing simple suture of a perforated duodenal ulcer are reviewed retrospectively. Nine patients (6 per cent) suffered a complication of their ulcer during the postoperative period and 3 (2 per cent) of them died.

The mean length of follow-up was 26 months and during this period a total of 14 complications was seen in 12 patients. Five of these patients died after a complication of their ulcer.

Analysis of the data from patients who had complications of their ulcers indicates that the operation of simple suture of a duodenal ulcer is indicated only in young and middle-aged women.