Open AccessGeneralized peritonitis requiring re-operation after leakage of omental patch repair of perforated peptic ulcer
Author(s) -
Hemmat Maghsoudi,
Alireza Ghaffari
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.77243
Subject(s) - medicine , peritonitis , surgery , peptic , peptic ulcer , mortality rate , retrospective cohort study
Peptic ulcer perforations are a common emergency, but available literature is silent on the exact definition, incidence, management, and complications of peritonitis due to omental patch leakage.
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