Outcomes of Cocaine-Induced Gastric Perforations Repaired With an Omental Patch
Schuster KM, Feuer WJ, Barquist ES. Outcomes of Cocaine-Induced Gastric Perforations Repaired With an Omental Patch. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2007, 11: 1560-1563. PMID: 17701263, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0257-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term outcomesGastric perforationOmental patchRecurrence rateAcute gastric perforationRetrospective chart reviewAppropriate surgical treatmentKaplan-Meier methodRecurrence of diseaseCrack cocaine useGastroduodenal perforationChart reviewSubtotal gastrectomySurgical treatmentSurgical outcomesUlcer excisionPatientsRecurrenceCocaine usePerforationCrack cocaineMonthsVagotomyOutcomesMedian