Perforated peptic ulcer disease in a resource-limited setting: a retrospective analysis of a South African cohort

BMC Gastroenterol. 2026 Jan 12. doi: 10.1186/s12876-026-04609-8. Online ahead of print.

Paul Willemse^{1

2}, Gerhard J Klopper^{3

4}, Pushpa R Bhattarai^{5

3}

¹ Department of General Surgery, Frere Hospital, Eastern Cape, East London, South Africa. paulwillemse1@gmail.com.
² Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa. paulwillemse1@gmail.com.
³ Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa.
⁴ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Frere Hospital, Eastern Cape, East London, South Africa.
⁵ Department of General Surgery, Frere Hospital, Eastern Cape, East London, South Africa.

No abstract available

Keywords: Emergency surgery; Epidemiology; Health outcomes; Low- and middle-income country; Perforated peptic ulcer; Risk Factors; South Africa.