Closing a perforated duodenal ulcer with a stent was feasible and did not appear to differ from surgical closure in outcomes, a small randomized Swedish study suggested. In the 42-patient study, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Matthew Perry was hospitalized for a gastrointestinal perforation this week. Here’s what that means. (Getty Images). Matthew Perry ...

MADRID (AP) — Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen successfully underwent emergency surgery after his intestine was perforated in a collision with another player in a Spanish league game, his club Las ...

Perforation made immediate open surgery critical in an exceptionally rare case involving a 22-year-old transgender patient with a self-inserted syringe with an attached needle in his large intestine ...

The unusual presentation of this patient raised an important question regarding her dual pathology: which occurred first? Did she have a perforated duodenal ulcer, causing sepsis and hypotension ...

Background: Acute mesenteric ischaemia and duodenal perforation are surgical emergencies with serious consequences. Patients presenting with acute mesenteric ischaemia alone face a high mortality rate ...