[A conservative Taylor's method in the treatment of peptic perforation]. / Il metodo conservativo di Taylor nel trattamento della perforazione peptica.

Forty-eight patients affected by perforated ulcer and treated with Taylor's method are examined. Non-operative therapy was successful in forty-two patients; six patients subsequently underwent surgery. All forty-eight patients recovered. The Taylor method is effective in selected cases and represents a therapeutic option which may integrate surgery.