Background: The perforation of peptic ulcer is a common and serious life threatening
surgical emergency. Up-till now no consensus was reached regarding the best practice in …

Background: Perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) is a common life threatening surgical emergency.
Discovery of H. pylori (1985) changed the concept of the management of peptic ulcer. Now-a …

Background: Peptic perforation is an emergency and requires urgent surgical treatment.
Many modalities of treatment are available ranging from conservative treatment to …

Perforated peptic ulcer is a complication of peptic ulcer disease with its incidence being
stable despite the introduction of proton pump inhibitors. This condition is seen in older …

Background: Peptic ulcer perforation is a serious and life threatening complication which
affects 2-10% of peptic ulcer patients on average. The overall mortality of perforated peptic …

Background The conservative management of perforated peptic ulcer has not gained
widespread acceptance despite introduction of proton-pomp inhibitors because surgical …

Management of perforated large/giant peptic ulcers: a compar... : The Egyptian Journal of
Surgery Management of perforated large/giant peptic ulcers: a comparative prospective study …

Background: Peptic ulcer disease and acid peptic disorder are medical diseases and now
managed mainly by medical treatment with advent of H2 blockers, proton pump inhibitors …

The combination of modern antisecretory drugs and eradication of Helicobacter pylori has
changed the treatment options for peptic ulcer patients in favour of conservative therapy …

Background Surgery for perforated peptic ulcer disease is one of the most common
emergency procedures carried out in the western world. The role of postoperative empiric …