scholarly journals Peptic Ulcer Perforation: An Enigma Since Antiquity

2021 ◽  
pp. 67-71
Author(s):  
Sujan Narayan Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Perforation ◽  
Peptic Ulcers ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Ulcer Perforation ◽  
H Pylori

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a serious medical condition. The perforation of peptic ulcers (PPU) causes a steep rise in mortality and morbidity. It accounts for 70% of deaths associated with PUD. More than 60% of perforations occur in the anterior wall of the duodenum, while 20% of it is in the antrum. The gastric ulcer perforation contributes to approximately 20% and is in lesser curvature. The risk factor includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), Helicobactor pylori (H. Pylori), smoking, alcoholism, Corticosteroid, and stress are some of the risk factors. There is a change in the epidemiology of PUD recently. The improvement is remarkable and is due to improved socio-economic status, identification and treatment of Helicobacter pylori, and introduction of proton pump inhibitors. The H pylori infection remains one of the most important causes of PUD and its complications like PPU. The reason for reviewing and writing this paper is to evaluate the most common ideas on the treatment of peptic ulcer perforation, opinion on conservative treatment, and surgical treatment options.

scholarly journals Association of Helicobacter Pylori with Peptic Ulcer Perforation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
Sunit Agrawal ◽  
D Thakur ◽  
P Kafle ◽  
A Koirala ◽  
R K Sanjana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Helicobacter Pylori ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Perforated Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Patch Repair ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Perforation ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Ulcer Perforation ◽  
H Pylori

Background: Helicobacter pylori is found in more than 90% cases of peptic ulcer. This study examines the possibility of association of Helicobacter pylori in perforated peptic ulcer disease and its relation to persisting ulcer as well as the influence of other risk factors; namely: smoking, alcohol, current non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and steroid use. Materials and Methods: In this prospective study, total of 50 cases of peptic ulcer perforation admitted in College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal were selected on the basis of the non-probability (purposive) sampling method. All patients who presented with suspected peptic ulcer perforation were included in the study and the perforations were repaired by Modified Graham’s Patch and were given triple therapy postoperatively. The age, sex, incidence, mode of presentation, precipitating factors, association with the risk factors and postoperative complications were all evaluated and compared. Results: Of 50 patients studied, the age ranged from 17 to 75 years, mean age being 40.1 years with the peak incidence in the 3rd and 5th decades of life showing a male dominance (92%). H. pylori was seen in ulcer edge biopsy in 29 patients (58%). Most common clinical presentation was pain abdomen, the most common signs of perforation were tenderness, rebound tenderness and absent bowel sounds. The mean duration of stay in hospital in H. pylori positive patients was 12.07±8.15 days as compared with 11.1±5.12 days in H. pylori negative patients. The incidence of peptic ulcer perforation was higher in the patients consuming alcohol (64%) than smokers (48%), followed by NSAIDs user(22%). 20% of the patients with delayed presentation developed complications postoperatively. Perforated peptic ulcer was repaired by Modified Graham’s Patch Repair, followed by anti H. pylori therapy in all of them. Conclusion: Peptic ulcer perforation is quite common among the patients with peptic ulcer disease with history of chronic smoking, alcoholism and analgesic intake, more commonly in males. There is association of H. pylori in 58% of patients with peptic ulcer perforation.

scholarly journals Comparative study between POMPP score versus Boey score to predict morbidity and mortality in peptic perforation peritonitis

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 543
Author(s):  
Bhanu Prakash K. R. ◽  
Subhas Patil ◽  
Manasa Mohan
Keyword(s):  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
High Rate ◽  
P Value ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Perforation ◽  
Hollow Viscus ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Ulcer Perforation ◽  
Perforation Peritonitis

Background: Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) results from an imbalance between stomach acid-pepsin and mucosal defense barriers. It affects 4 million people worldwide annually. Peptic ulcer perforation is one of the most common surgical emergencies and is associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. This is due to presence of various risk factors among the population like H. pylori infection, long term NSAID use, alcohol ingestion, smoking and steroid use. Peptic ulcer perforation peritonitis usually requires an emergency surgical intervention and hence the need for this study, to compare POMPP and Boey scores as predictors of morbidity and mortality in patients with peptic perforation peritonitis.Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted in the hospitals attached to Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute from November 2018 to May 2020. All patients above 18 years with features of hollow viscus perforation with per-operative finding of perforated peptic ulcer were included in the study. Patients with histopathology suggestive of malignancy were excluded.Results: A total of 65 patients were included in the study. On analysis of the data by Chi-square test, P value of both POMPP and Boey scores was found to be <0.05 which is statistically significant. The most important predictive factors of mortality and morbidity were duration of perforation >24 hours, age >65 years and pre-operative shock.Conclusions: Both scoring systems are easy to use and can assist in accurate and early identification of high-risk patients and are important in predicting mortality and morbidity in patients with peptic ulcer perforation.

scholarly journals Peptic Ulcer Disease: A Brief Review of Conventional Therapy and Herbal Treatment Options

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucija Kuna ◽  
Jelena Jakab ◽  
Robert Smolic ◽  
Nikola Raguz-Lucic ◽  
Aleksandar Vcev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Chemical Compounds ◽  
Peptic Ulcers ◽  
H2 Receptor Antagonists ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Inflammatory Drugs ◽  
H Pylori ◽  
Major Factors

Peptic ulcer is a chronic disease affecting up to 10% of the world’s population. The formation of peptic ulcers depends on the presence of gastric juice pH and the decrease in mucosal defenses. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection are the two major factors disrupting the mucosal resistance to injury. Conventional treatments of peptic ulcers, such as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine-2 (H2) receptor antagonists, have demonstrated adverse effects, relapses, and various drug interactions. On the other hand, medicinal plants and their chemical compounds are useful in the prevention and treatment of numerous diseases. Hence, this review presents common medicinal plants that may be used for the treatment or prevention of peptic ulcers.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in peptic ulcer perforation

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 3350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binni John ◽  
Bipin P. Mathew ◽  
Vipin Chandran C.
Keyword(s):  
Helicobacter Pylori ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Eradication Therapy ◽  
Perforated Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Perforation ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Ulcer Perforation ◽  
H Pylori

Background: Helicobacter pylori have an important role in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease. The aim of the present study was to observe the prevalence of H. pylori in peptic ulcer perforation cases and the rationale of H. pylori eradication therapy post operatively and to investigate factors associated with peptic ulcer.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of general surgery, Government Medical College, Kottayam for a period 20 months from March 2012 to October 2013 after getting approval from institutional ethics committee. A total of 113 patients were participated in the study after meeting inclusion criteria. After getting written consent from the patients with perforated peptic ulcer, resuscitation and laparotomy was performed in the emergency department. H. pyloriinfection was confirmed by histopathological examination by Giemsa staining. Based on the histopathological report, the prevalence of H. pylori infection in the patients was assessed and was given appropriate H. pylori eradication regimen.Results: The mean age of presentation of the patients was 52.81±14.5 years. Male to female ratio was 4.14:1. Out of 113 cases, 67 cases (59.3%) had duodenal ulcer perforation while 46 cases (40.7%) had gastric ulcer perforation. Of them 53(46.9%) cases were positive H. pylori positive. No significant association was found between the incidence of H. pylori infection in peptic ulcers with smoking, hypertension, diet intake, NSAIDS intake. In our study association between H. pylori and diabetes mellitus (p=0.02) found to be significant which can be further investigated.Conclusion: According to our study the prevalence of H. pylori infection in perforated peptic ulcer disease is 47% which must be considered as significant. Hence all the patients undergoing laparotomy for peptic ulcer perforation should be investigated for H. pylori infection and if positive we must start the anti H. pylori regimen for them, which is more cost effective.

scholarly journals The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in perforated peptic ulcer disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1720
Author(s):  
Babar Rehmani ◽  
Priyank Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Helicobacter Pylori ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Rapid Urease Test ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Perforation ◽  
Mucosal Biopsy ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Ulcer Perforation ◽  
Urease Test ◽  
H Pylori

Background: Although the role of Helicobacter pylori infection in noncomplicated peptic ulcer disease has been definitively established, the precise relationship between the organism and ulcer complications is doubtful. Recurrent ulcer disease after peptic ulcer perforation mainly occurs in patients with H. pylori infection, which suggests that the microorganism plays an important role in this complication.Methods: This observational study was conducted in the Department of General Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, over a period of January 2013 to December 2013 and included 75 subjects who underwent exploratory laparotomy for peptic ulcer perforation. The tests used for the diagnosis of H. pylori are mucosal biopsy at the time of surgery, Rapid urease test (RUT), Stool antigen test.Results: In this study, H. pylori infection was found to be present in 61% of these patients as detected by biopsy. There were 66 males and 9 females. Infection with H. pylori is almost universal in patients aged more than 70 years.Conclusions: In the Indian context patients presenting with perforation should be tested for infection with H. pylori utilizing a gastric antral mucosal biopsy taken at the time of operation for histological analysis and eradication therapy should be advised to all those who are found positive.

A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY TO PREVALENCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI IN PEPTIC ULCER PERFORATION AT DMCH, LAHERIASARAI, BIHAR

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-5
Author(s):  
Ravindra Ravindra ◽  
Vijay Shankar Prasad ◽  
Debarshi Jana
Keyword(s):  
Helicobacter Pylori ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Perforated Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Perforation ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Ulcer Perforation ◽  
H Pylori

Background: Helicobacter pylori have an important role in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease. The aim of the present study was to observe the prevalence of H. pylori in peptic ulcer perforation cases and the rationale of H. pylori eradication therapy post operatively and to investigate factors associated with peptic ulcer. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Upgraded Department of Surgery, Darbhanga Medical College & Hospital, Laheriasarai, Bihar. A total of 113 patients were participated in the study after meeting inclusion criteria. After getting written consent from the patients with perforated peptic ulcer, resuscitation and laparotomy was performed in the emergency department. H. pylori infection was conrmed by histopathological examination by Giemsa staining. Based on the histopathological report, the prevalence of H. pylori infection in the patients was assessed and was given appropriate H. pylori eradication regimen. Results: The mean age of presentation of the patients was 52.81±14.5 years. Male to female ratio was 4.14:1. Out of 113 cases, 67 cases (59.3%) had duodenal ulcer perforation while 46 cases (40.7%) had gastric ulcer perforation. Of them 53(46.9%) cases were positive H. pylori positive. No signicant association was found between the incidence of H. pylori infection in peptic ulcers with smoking, hypertension, diet intake, NSAIDS intake. In our study association between H. pylori and diabetes mellitus (p=0.02) found to be signicant which can be further investigated. Conclusion: According to our study the prevalence of H. pylori infection in perforated peptic ulcer disease is 47% which must be considered as signicant. Hence all the patients undergoing laparotomy for peptic ulcer perforation should be investigated for H. pylori infection and if positive we must start the anti H. pylori regimen for them, which is more cost effective.

scholarly journals RECURRENCE RATE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI IN PATIENTS WITH PEPTIC ULCER FIVE YEARS OR MORE AFTER SUCCESSFUL ERADICATION

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Costa Farago FERNANDES ◽  
Gabriel da Rocha BONATTO ◽  
Mauro Willeman BONATTO
Keyword(s):  
Helicobacter Pylori ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Recurrence Rate ◽  
Early Recurrence ◽  
Peptic Ulcers ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Gastroduodenal Mucosa ◽  
H Pylori

ABSTRACT Background Infection with Helicobacter pylori is highly prevalent worldwide, especially in developing countries. Its presence in the gastroduodenal mucosa is related with development of peptic ulcer and other illnesses. The eradication of H. pylori improves mucosal histology in patients with peptic ulcers. Objective This study was aimed to verify if H. pylori recurrence occurs five years or more after confirmed eradication in patients with peptic ulcer. Moreover, we sought to determine the recurrence rate. Methods Retrospective and longitudinal, this study was based on a sample of 201 patients from western Paraná, Brazil. The patients were diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease, in the period of 1990-2000, and followed for five years or more after successful H. pylori eradication. Patients with early recurrence - prior to five years after eradication - were excluded from the sample. Results During an average follow-up of 8 years, 180 patients (89.55%) remained negative, and 21 (10.45%) became positive for H. pylori infection. New ulcers appeared in two-thirds of the patients with H. pylori recurrence. Conclusion The recurrence of H. pylori in patients with peptic ulcer can occur in the long-term - even if the infection had been successfully eradicated and the patients had remained free of recurrence in the first years of follow-up.

The Role of Gastric Acid in Preventing Foodborne Disease and How Bacteria Overcome Acid Conditions†

2003 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 1292-1303 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES L. SMITH
Keyword(s):  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Acid Secretion ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Gastric Acid Secretion ◽  
Gastric Acid ◽  
Gastric Fluid ◽  
The Body ◽  
Peptic Ulcers ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
H Pylori

The secretion of hydrochloric acid by the stomach plays an important role in protecting the body against pathogens ingested with food or water. A gastric fluid pH of 1 to 2 is deleterious to many microbial pathogens; however, the neutralization of gastric acid by antacids or the inhibition of acid secretion by various drugs may increase the risk of food- or waterborne illnesses. Peptic ulcer disease is often treated by decreasing or eliminating gastric acid secretion, and such treatment blocks the protective antibacterial action of gastric fluid. The majority of peptic ulcer disease cases originate from Helicobacter pylori infections. Treatment of H. pylori–induced peptic ulcers with antibiotics reduces the need for drugs that inhibit gastric acid secretion and thereby diminishes the risk of food- and waterborne illness for peptic ulcer disease patients. Many bacterial pathogens, such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, and H. pylori, can circumvent the acid conditions of the stomach by developing adaptive mechanisms that allow these bacteria to survive in acid environments. As a consequence, these bacteria can survive acidic stomach conditions and pass into the intestinal tract, where they can induce gastroenteritis.

scholarly journals P-BN10 Seasonal Variation of Presentation of Perforated Peptic Ulcer Disease: An Overview of Patient Demographics, Management and Outcomes in Northern Ireland

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bakhat Yawar ◽  
Ahmed Marzouk ◽  
Heba Ali ◽  
Alsarah Diab ◽  
Hassan Abdulrahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Perforated Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Peptic Ulcers ◽  
Northern Irish ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Patient Demographics ◽  
Acute Peritonitis

Abstract Background Perforated peptic ulcer disease is one of the most common causes of acute peritonitis. It carries significant mortality and morbidity. Several previous studies have reported a seasonal variation in presentation of patients with perforated ulcers. Here we present this study from a Northern Irish perspective on perforated peptic ulcers. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted on perforated peptic ulcer patients who presented to Altnagelvin Area Hospital emergency department between 2015 to 2020. Data on patient demographics, clinical presentation, investigations, management and outcomes were collected. Primary outcome was to investigate if seasonality was associated with incidence of perforated peptic ulcers. Follow-up data was also collected. Seasons were defined as per UK Met Office. Results Results:  A total of 50 patients presented with perforated PUD. Male:female ratio was approximately 3:2. Peaks were noted in spring and winter. April was the most common month for presentation followed by December. Smoking was the most common risk factor followed by alcohol abuse. 14 patients (28%) were either very frail or had contained perforations and were conservatively managed. 3 deaths were noted (6%). 13 patients (26%) required ICU admission at some stage in their management. Conclusions Slight seasonal variation was noted in presentation of perforated peptic ulcers in our study with more common incidence in winter and spring months. The month of April was noted to have the peak incidence of the disease in our study.

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