Laparoscopic repair of a perforated duodenal ulcer in two patients

Akira Kabashima, Yoshihiko Maehara, Makoto Hashizume, Masaaki Tomoda, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Shinji Ohno, Keizo Sugimachi

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Abstract

The laparoscopic repair of a perforated duodenal ulcer was effectively done in two patients both of whom were poor risks for surgery. One was a 39- year-old woman with a history of bronchial asthma since she was 20 years of age, while the other was a 76-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma, lung cancer, and diabetes mellitus. The postoperative course of these patients was uneventful. Based on these findings, the laparoscopic repair of a perforated duodenal ulcer should thus be considered as a first choice of treatment for a perforated duodenal ulcer, even in poor-risk patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)633-635
Number of pages3
JournalSurgery today
Volume28
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery

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