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Surgery for Perforated Peptic Ulcer: Is Laparoscopy a New Paradigm?

André PereiraHugo Santos SousaDiana GonçalvesEduardo Lima da CostaAndré Costa PinhoElisabete BarbosaJosé Barbosa
Published in: Minimally invasive surgery (2021)
Laparoscopic repair of PPU may be considered the procedure of choice in patients without sepsis criteria if expertise and resources are available. This kind of approach is associated with a shorter length of hospital stay and earlier oral intake. In patients with sepsis criteria, more data are required to access the safety of laparoscopy in the treatment of PPU.
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