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Duodenal ulcer perforation: a district hospital experience
1Department of Surgery, University Hospital Lewisham, London, SE13 6LH. dr_durai@yahoo.com
Background:
Duodenal ulcer perforation still occurs frequently in the 21st century inspite of the wide availability of proton pump inhibitors.
Method:
During 2005-2008, 34 patients underwent treatment of duodenal ulcer perforation at the University Hospital Lewisham, London. Laparoscopic or open repair of the perforation was used. In this study, we analysed the outcome of treatment in terms of complications, mortality and hospital stay with relevant to laparoscopy and open approach.
Results:
Ten patients underwent laparoscopic closure and the remaining 24 patients underwent laparotomy. The mean hospital stay for the laparoscopic group was 6.6 days and for open repair group was 12.8 days. There were two wound infection related to open approach and four patients died during the post operative period however the cause of death was not related to the procedure.
Discussion:
Laparoscopy has the advantage of avoiding a big incision and will enable the patient to get discharged home early. However, the only limiting factor is availability of expertise and competency of the surgeon.
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