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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · AJP Rep 2025; 15(01): e32-e35
DOI: 10.1055/a-2533-2017
Case Report

Duodenal Peptic Ulcer Perforation in the Puerperium Case Report Series

1   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
,
Andre Robinson
1   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
,
Erin Fitzgerald
2   Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
,
Marie Fleury
2   Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
,
Andrew Rubenstein
1   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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Abstract

Peptic ulcers and complications, such as perforation, are rare during pregnancy and the puerperium. Accordingly, many clinicians may place these diagnoses low on their differential diagnosis. We present two case reports of primigravida, advanced maternal-age females with a history of irritable bowel syndrome and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use found to have perforated duodenal ulcers after cesarean section. Postpartum surgical abdomens may not present with classic guarding and rigidity. A low threshold for imaging and identification of risk factors is critical to timely diagnosis and management.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 05. November 2024

Angenommen: 27. November 2024

Accepted Manuscript online:
05. Februar 2025

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
04. März 2025

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