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Gene Clark (1944–1991, aged 46) had perforated ulcer and died on May 24, 1991. Doug Hepburn (1926–2000, aged 74) had a perforated ulcer and died on November 22, 2000. Philip Agee (1935–2008, aged 72) had a perforated ulcer and died on January 7, 2008. Barbara Bush (1925–2018, aged 92) was treated for a perforated ulcer in November 2008. [9]
RR Graham, The treatment of perforated duodenal ulcers, Surg Gynec Obstet 64 (1937), pp. 235–238. This surgery article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it .
Gastrointestinal perforation, also known as gastrointestinal rupture, [1] is a hole in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. The gastrointestinal tract is composed of hollow digestive organs leading from the mouth to the anus. [3] Symptoms of gastrointestinal perforation commonly include severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. [2]
Bowel perforation presents with abdominal pain, free air in the abdomen on standing X-ray, and sepsis. [15] [16] [17] Depending on the cause and size, perforations may be medically or surgically managed. Some common causes of perforation are cancer, diverticulitis, and peptic ulcer disease.
In the past, 89-90% of ulcer-related GOO patients required surgery. [24] As the development of endoscopic procedures advances, recent reports suggest that endoscopic balloon dilation is an effective treatment option for GOO and PUD. For Type I, II, and III ulcers, robot-assisted gastric antrectomy and vagotomy are gaining
Valentino's syndrome is pain presenting in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen caused by a duodenal ulcer with perforation through the retroperitoneum. [1]It is named after Rudolph Valentino, an Italian actor, who presented with right lower quadrant pain in New York, which turned out to be a perforated peptic ulcer.
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a. Localized or generalized peritonitis caused by perforation of the bowel secondary to the cancer b. Viable but injured proximal bowel that, in the opinion of the operating surgeon, precludes safe anastomosis c. Complicated diverticulitis [2] Use of the Hartmann's procedure initially had a mortality rate of 8.8%. [3]