Perforated peptic ulcer - a case series and an African perspective

CONCLUSION: Patients were mostly smokers, presented late to hospital and had gastric perforations. The findings of low mortality and male predominance concurred with those of other sub-Saharan African reports and were the opposite of trends in HIC.PMID:38568129

Source: South African Journal of Surgery - April 3, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: M T Mahlefahlo O D Montwedi V O L Karusseit Source Type: research