Abstract

OBREGON, Francisco et al. Reparación videolaparoscópica con parche de epiplón en pacientes con úlceras gastroduodenales perforadas: Primera experiencia en el Hospital Universitario de Caracas. RFM [online]. 2006, vol.29, n.2, pp.143-148. ISSN 0798-0469.

The objective of this work consist to apply for first time in our hospital the laparoscopic repair technique for perforated gastroduodenal ulcers with primary closure and ommental patch using intracorporeal knots. Eight male patients were consults to emergency room of Hospital Universitario de Caracas with ages between 28 and 74 years old, presents clinical syndrome of acute abdomen suggest of perforated gastroduodenal ulcer within period of 2003 November to 2004 September. The mean age was 48 years old. The clinical evolution time before surgery was oscillate between 6 and 48 hours with mean of 11.31 hours. Mean surgery time was 160 minutes. Postoperative pain was 2/10 according to VAS (visual-analog scale for pain). Mean hospitalization days was 7.85 days. Reintegration to daily activities was in mean 13 days. There was not need to conversion to open technique in any case. There were complications in two patients, one of them with reopened of repair site and the other with intrabdominal collection, both were operated in open way without posterior complications. No mortality was occurs. Laparoscopic repair method is secure and effective with excellent cosmetic results and less postoperative pain so we recommended for emergency treatment of perforated gastroduodenal ulcer.

Keywords : Perforated peptic ulcer; Laparoscopic repair.