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Original Article

Simple Closure or Definitive Surgery for Perforated Duodenal Ulcer

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Pages 17-20 | Received 14 Feb 1978, Accepted 21 Jul 1978, Published online: 23 Feb 2010
 

Abstract

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.

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