Laparoscopic versus open repair of perforated peptic ulcer: A retrospective cohort study.

Rohan Stuart SmithSenthilkumar Rajavel SundaramurthyDaniel Croagh

Published in: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery (2018)

Open operations were faster to perform than laparoscopic operations for repair of PPU. Despite increased experience treating many surgical diseases laparoscopically, this study did not find it to be superior in terms of length of hospital stay or complication rates.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
minimally invasive
emergency department
drug induced