DUODENAL PERFORATION

Course overview

DUODENAL PERFORATIONS CAN EITHER BE FREE OR CONTAINED. FREE PERFORATION ARISES WHEN BOWEL CONTENTS LEAK FREELY INTO THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY AND CAUSING DIFFUSE PERITONITIS. CONTAINED PERFORATION OCCURS WHEN THE ULCER CREATES A FULL-THICKNESS HOLE, BUT FREE LEAKAGE IS PREVENTED BY CONTIGUOUS ORGANS SUCH AS THE PANCREAS WALL OFF THE AREA. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DUODENAL PERFORATION AND EXPLAINS THE HEALTHCARE TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.