Peptic Ulcer Perforation in Elderly: 10 years' Experience of a Single Institution

Background: Peptic ulcer perforation (PUP) constitutes a unique situation characterized by severe pain, leading almost every patient with this complication to seek help in the hospital. However, clinical features of PUP in elderly patients are different from those of young or in adult patients; inde...

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Main Authors: Ali K. Gokakin, Mustafa Atabey, Ayhan Koyuncu, Omer Topcu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2016-12-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959813000458