The safety of laparoscopic procedure for the treatment of perforated peptic ulcer is the same as the open approach. The time of surgery, with continuous training in minimally invasive surgery, is shorter. A median laparotomy, which can be complicated by wound infection and late incisional hernia, is now possible to be avoided by doing the laparoscopic technique. Laparoscopic management can be done in almost all cases of a perforated ulcer. Duodenal perforation repair laparoscopically is a useful method for decreasing hospital stay, surgical complications, and rapid return to regular daily activities. The emerging laparoscopic technique has become a standard procedure.

in 1990 revealed the first sutureless laparoscopic technique utilizing the fibrin glue omental patch for repairing a duodenal ulcer perforation. The first laparoscopic suture repair that was successful for perforated peptic ulcer was portrayed by Nathanson et al. A duodenal ulcer, which is perforated, is considered as an emergency in surgical wards. Īlthough there has been a marked reduction in the number of elective surgeries for peptic ulcers, the occurrence of complications such as bleeding, obstruction, and perforation has remained the same. The perforated duodenal ulceration is not an uncommon surgical emergency,. The most common etiologic factors are drugs use like NSAIDs and infection by Helicobacter pylori.

Laparoscopic omental patch repair for perforated peptic ulcer: an early experience from Al-Sahel Teaching Hospital. How to cite this URL: Al-Khaleegy AA, Hassan KM, Abulfadle AM, Habeeb AM. How to cite this article: Al-Khaleegy AA, Hassan KM, Abulfadle AM, Habeeb AM. Keywords: Laparoscopic repair, omental patch, peptic ulcer Laparoscopic omental patch repair for perforated peptic ulcer is safe and practical. Our study confirms the safety of laparoscopic approach in the treatment of perforated peptic duodenal ulcer. The recorded time for the operation was 72–90 min, and the median hospital stay was 6 days.

In our study, we have neither morbidity nor mortality. The patients were urgently admitted to the emergency department. In this study, we included 16 patients who underwent laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcer at our department. The perforated duodenal ulceration is not an uncommon surgical emergency, ur aim was to show our experience with Laparoscopic omental patch repair for perforated peptic ulcer.

Simple suture with omental patch