Acute & emergency · UKMLA & AKT
Perforated peptic ulcer
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- A surgical emergency where a peptic ulcer erodes through all layers of the gastric or duodenal wall, releasing contents into the peritoneum - causing chemical then bacterial peritonitis. Duodenal ulcers are the most common site. Mortality 10-40%, rising sharply with delay to surgery.
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