Table 2.
Summary of previously reported series of gastroduodenal perforations
| Author [Ref] | Cases | Duodenal Ulcer Perforation n (%) | Gastric ulcer Perforation n (%) | Perforation of Gastric Carcinoma n (%) | Mortality |
| Khan 2004[11] | 21 | 16 (76.2) | 5 (23.8) | 0 | NA |
| Siu 2001[25] | 121 | 83 (68.6) | 29 (23.9) | -* | 3.3% |
| Chan 2000[17] | 206 | 196 (95.1) | 10 (4.8) | 0 | 10.7% |
| Dorairajan 1995[2] | 80 | 74 (92.5) | 5 (6.2) | 1 (1.2) | 3.7% |
| Sugimoto 1994[60] | 101 | 90 (89.1) | 11 (10.8) | 0 | 0 |
| Wakayama 1994[18] | 136 | 110 (80.9) | 19 (13.9) | 7 (5.1) | 5.1% |
| Sharma 1991[5] | 47 | 45 (95.7) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.1) | 4.2% |
n – number of cases
NA – data not available
* – not included in the study