World journal of surgery
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World journal of surgery · Apr 2011
Comparative StudyChanges in the localization of perforated peptic ulcer and its relation to gender and age of the patients throughout the last 45 years.
Throughout recent decades there has been noticeable change in the incidence of peptic ulcer disease and its complications. The aim of the present study was to determine the character of changes over the last 45 years in the localization of perforation, in patient age, and in patient gender. ⋯ (1) The percentage of women with perforated duodenal ulcer continuously and statistically significantly rose. (2) Men with perforated duodenal ulcer were significantly younger than other patients. (3) The mean ages of male and female patients with perforated duodenal ulcer over the last 45 years showed an insignificant upward trend.