African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2013
ReviewA review of the management of perforated duodenal ulcers at a tertiary hospital in south western Nigeria.
Gastro-duodenal perforations are common and may complicate peptic ulcer disease. Management is often by surgical closure. ⋯ Late presentation of duodenal ulcer perforation is common with high mortality. Pragmatic surgical intervention with Graham's omentopexy with broad spectrum antibiotics is still commonly practiced.