Diseases

Peptic Ulcer Perforation

Penetration of a PEPTIC ULCER through the wall of DUODENUM or STOMACH allowing the leakage of luminal contents into the PERITONEAL CAVITY.

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Abstract

Penetration of a PEPTIC ULCER through the wall of DUODENUM or STOMACH allowing the leakage of luminal contents into the PERITONEAL CAVITY.

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5 entry terms
  • Peptic Ulcer Perforations
  • Perforation, Peptic Ulcer
  • Perforations, Peptic Ulcer
  • Ulcer Perforation, Peptic
  • Ulcer Perforations, Peptic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with STOMACH ULCER /compl (IM) or DUODENAL ULCER /compl (IM) if pertinent

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WI 350

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Peptic Ulcer Perforation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010439. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010439
  2. Peptic Ulcer Perforation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perforated_ulcer
  3. Peptic Ulcer Perforation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3956352