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Simple Closure or Definitive Surgery for Perforated Duodenal Ulcer

1979; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 14; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/00365527909179841

1502-7708

Niels Bækgaard, O Lawaetz, P. Ejby Poulsen,

Esophageal and GI Pathology

In the period 1959-1971 a simple operative closure was the initial management of 112 patients with acute perforation of duodenal ulcers. At follow-up 6-18 years after perforation the relevance of the length of ulcer history prior to perforation in deciding upon ‘definitive’ emergency operation is evaluated. Using such a selection criterion, the rate of misinterpretation at the time of perforation is close on 50%, and half of these patients would be subjected to an apparently unnecessary operation. Furthermore, about 80% of the patients for whom simple closure was not sufficient treatment developed ulcer dyspepsia within the first year after the perforation. Therefore, simple suture of a duodenal perforation with careful clinical follow-up for at least 1 year is recommended.