Laparoscopic repair of peptic ulcer perforation: our initial experience

Objective: to evaluate our experience of laparoscopic peptic ulcer repair at National Hospital, Lahore over a one-year period

Material and Methods: a prospective case series study. The National Hospital and Medical Centre, Lahore. Four patients operated from January 2013 to December 2013. Post-operative pain, average hospital stay. Intra-operative and postoperative complications and outcome

Results: average operating time was 95 minutes, Average hospital stay 3.75 days. No intraoperative or operative postoperative complications documented so far

Conclusion: laparoscopic perforated duodenal ulcer repair is an excellent surgical option in selected patients without any added risk of complications