[Choice and results of laparoscopic suture of perforated gastroduodenal ulcers]

Results of treatment of 655 patients aged from 17 through 89 years for perforative ulcers of the stomach and duodenum were analyzed retrospectively. Simple suturing of ulcer was performed in 526 (80.3%) patients, laparoscopic methods included. Comparison of general results of treatment of 655 patients with the data of the control group consisting of 390 patients treated at the same hospital before introduction of laparoscopic operations failed to reveal statistically significant differences in frequency of postoperative complications and lethality. The authors defined general somatic, technical and tactical contraindications for laparoscopic operations.