Epidemiology of Peptic Ulcer Disease in Rural Haryana: Retrospective Data Analysis of Last Ten Years – 800 Cases
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Perforation peritonitis is one of the commonest emergencies encountered by surgeons. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the spectrum of perforation peritonitis and correlates of peptic perforation managed in Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha, Hisar, Haryana, which mainly caters to the rural population of Haryana, particularly Hisar and nearby districts. In the late eighteenth century, various aspects of the clinical presentations of gastric and duodenal ulcers began to be recognized and knowledge of clinico-pathological presentation and treatment added up thereafter regarding this particular disease, medical research in the laboratory and the hospital became well established as the main driver for the introduction of new treatments and investigations. Material and methods: The present retrospective study was carried out on 800 patients who were operated for peptic perforation in last 10 years. The comparison was carried out in terms of age, sex, site of perforation, Histopathological reports. Results:Pre-pyloric perforation was found in 498 patients (62.25%). Duodenal perforation was found in 302 patients (37.75%). Conclusions: Patient characteristics, such as sex, age,smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, access to quacks indicate a higher Pre-pyloric perforation rate in rural Haryana.
Authors and Affiliations
Umesh Kumar Chhabra, Satish Kumar Bansal, Sandeep Kumar Goyal, Gopal Singal, Sachin Bhayana, Chandrashekhar Sharma
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