DOI: 10.36347/sasjs

Pages: 94-97

The treatment of perforation still continues to be controversial. Just closure of perforation may save life, but chance of recurrence of ulcer is too high and patient may not turn up for a second curative surgery. The study was conducted in Victoria Hospital, BMCRI, Bangalore, from NOV 2011 to MAY 2013. During this period the number of cases admitted and selected for analyzing the data was 30. These 30 cases were studied thoroughly according to the proforma. The details of 30 patients were arranged in the master chart for convenience of presentation. Distension was most commonly observed in cases with >24hrs history of symptoms in all cases and in all cases after 48hrs.Rigidiry was present in all cases. Abdomen was board like and tense in all the cases. Size of perforation, has a significant role in prognosis.