A Prospective Comparative Study of Incidence, Clinical Manifestation, Prognosis and Outcome of Duodenal Ulcer and Ileal Ulcer Perforation in Our Institute

Abstract

BACKGROUNDPerforated peptic ulcer or ileal ulcer is a serious complication of ulcers with potential risk of grave complications. There is paucity of published reports on perforated peptic ulcer disease and ileal ulcer disease in our local environment. This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical presentation, management and outcome of patients with both ulcer perforations in our setting and to identify predictors of outcome of these patients.