Open AccessPerforated duodenal ulcer in high risk patients: Is percutaneous drainage justified?
Author(s) -
Aly Saber,
Mohammad A Gad,
Gouda Ellabban
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.92902
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , conservative treatment , surgery , drainage , grading (engineering) , conservative management , peritonitis , peptic ulcer , ecology , civil engineering , engineering , biology
Conservative treatment was recommended as the treatment of choice in perforated acute peptic ulcer. Here, we adjunct percutaneous peritoneal drainage with nonoperative conservative treatment in high risk elderly patients with perforated duodenal ulcer.