[Perforation of gastric and duodenal ulcers--laparoscopic sutures]

The authors compare in a small group of patients the results of treatment of perforation of peptic gastroduodenal ulcers. Some patients were treated by suture using a miniinvasive approach and some by classical laparotomy. The first laparoscopic treatment of a perforated ulcer was made at the Third Surgical Clinic in July 1995. Since then up to February 1997 thus eight patients were treated. During the same period seven patients were treated by the classical approach. Comparison of the period of hospitalization, postoperative complications, consumption of analgesics and postoperative temperature in these almost identical groups revealed that the results are more favourable after laparoscopic sutures.