title: [Long-term evaluation of the treatment of perforated gastroduodenal ulcer using a median suture].
abstract: Simple suture associated with treatment using H2-antagonists has replaced gastroduodenal resection in the treatment of peptic ulcer. Forty-four patients were submitted to rafia suture for perforated gastric or duodenal ulcer (1972-1986). Fourteen were treated in the pre-H2-antagonist period and 30 in the post-H2 antagonist period. Patients were followed up: Vissick classes I and II represent 58.3% of cases in the pre-H2-antagonist period and 95.8% in the post-H2-antagonist period. Two patients from the first period were subjected to gastroduodenal resection. In no patient of the second period was further ulcer therapy necessary. In patients of the first period, oesophagogastroduodenoscopy evidenced duodenal ulcer in one case and erosive duodenitis in two cases; erosive duodenitis was present in one patient of the second period. The choice of rafia would appear to be a valid one. Follow-up after a longer period should provide confirmation.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uccheddu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murgia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dazzi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Licheri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cagetti
mesh_terms: D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013536:Suture Techniques
chemical_list: D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists
vernacular_title: Valutazione a distanza del trattamento dell'ulcera gastro-duodenale perforata mediante rafia.