title: [Gastroduodenal perforation due to peptic ulcers: a statistical contribution (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors offer a review of their ten-year (1968-1978) experiences at the First Institute of Clinical Surgery, University of Catania. In particular, they report on the low morbidity (12.9%) and mortality (4.5%) observed in a series of 240 patients with gastric or duodenal perforation due to peptic ulcers treated surgically by simple suture of the perforation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Le perforazioni gastroduodenali da ulcera peptica: contributo statistico.