PRIMARY PERFORATED JEJUNAL ULCER

A perforated jejunal diverticulum

A 65-year-old lady presented with a 5-day history of watery diarrhoea and right-sided abdominal pain. Overnight she developed localised peritonitis in the left iliac fossa. An abdominal computed tomography scan revealed free fluid in the abdominal cavity, free air in the retroperitoneum and a small bowel perforation. An emergency laparotomy was carried out which revealed multiple jejunal divert...

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...

Perforated duodenal ulcer: which operation?

Between January 1968 and December 1977 a total of 230 patients with a perforated duodenal ulcer underwent emergency operation in the Royal Victoria Hospital. Simple suture closure of the perforation was carried out in 205, and in the remaining 25 a definitive ulcer procedure was performed in addition. Four patients died following operation, a mortality rate of 1.7%.During a mean follow-up perio...

'treatment of Perforated Corneal Ulcer

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