Background: With dwindling rates of postoperative mortality in perforated peptic ulcer that is attributable to H 2-receptor blocker usage, there is a need to shift the focus towards the prevention ...

To advocate nonoperative treatment for certain cases of perforated peptic ulcer is not new. The first report of the successful management of such a case was that of T. Hall Redwood, who in 1870 10 ...

The choice between surgery and repeat endoscopic therapy should be based on the pre-existing comorbidities of the patient and the characteristics of the ulcer. Approximately 80-85% of upper ...

If your ulcer doesn't heal within a few months, your doctor may advise other treatment, such as: Medicine to speed healing or get rid of an infection (antibiotics). Skin grafting, which may be needed ...

Dr. Greg Vigna Dr. Greg Vigna emphasizes the need for surgical closure of severe decubitus ulcers and warns against discharging high-risk p ...

A hospital trust is one of only a handful in the country offering routine limb-saving plastic surgery for diabetic patients suffering from foot ulcers. Diabetic foot ulcers affect more than 18 ...