Background Despite successful medical treatment to reduce acid hypersecretion and
eradicate Helicobacter pylori, surgery still plays an important role in the management of
complicated peptic ulcer disease. Almost all types of conventional operations available for
ulcer disease have been successfully performed by the laparoscopic approach and this has
become the preferred approach in tertiary centers for operative management of acid peptic
disease. Method Between 1995 and 2004, laparoscopic management was offered to …