• Jean-Pierre Arnaud, Jean-Jacques Tuech, Roberto Bergamaschi, Patrick Pessaux, and Nicolas Regenet.
• Department of Digestive Surgery, Angers University Hospital, France. tuechjjchuangers@yahoo.com
• Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2002 Jun 1; 12 (3): 145-7.

AbstractThe aim of this study was to assess the outcome of a continuous series of 30 patients with perforated duodenal peptic ulcers treated by a laparoscopic approach. Between January 1996 and December 1998, 30 patients (24 males, 6 females) with a mean age of 69.2 years were operated on with a laparoscopic approach. Laparoscopic treatment included peritoneal lavage, suture of the perforation, and omental patching in 24 cases. A conversion to laparotomy was necessary in five patients (16.6%). Mean operative time was 92 minutes (range: 58-114) and mean hospital stay was 6 days (range: 4-16). Mortality and morbidity rates were 6.6% (n = 2) and 16.6% (n = 5). With a median follow-up of 12 months, 96% of the patients were in good condition; one patient had recurrent duodenal ulceration. The results of our study show the feasibility of the laparoscopic approach for perforated peptic ulcer repair, with acceptable mortality and morbidity rates.

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