Abstract
Background
We present, here, the technique and results of our laparoscopic simple “one-stitch” suture with omental patch technique for treating 35 patients with perforated duodenal ulcer.
Methods
The laparoscopic treatment included peritoneal lavage, suture of the perforation without knotting, and then tying the suture over the omentum. Follow-up gastroscopy was performed after an eight-week course of medication with proton-pump inhibitors.
Results
Conversion to laparotomy was necessary for two patients, because of a large-sized perforation and the inadequate localization of the perforation site, respectively. The mean operative time was 64 minutes and the mean hospital stay was 6.8 days. Operation-related complications occurred in two patients, including one case of pneumonia and one case of gastric stasis.
Conclusions
This simple “one-stitch” suture with omental patch technique is a safe and easy procedure, and it has an acceptable morbidity rate and a low conversion rate.
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Song, KY., Kim, TH., Kim, SN. et al. Laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcers: The simple “one-stitch” suture with omental patch technique. Surg Endosc 22, 1632–1635 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-007-9670-5
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