Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors that influence the perforation, regardless of the presence of H. pylori infection, in a sample of Iraqi patients with peptic ulcers, admitted to Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital. A total of 90 patients who had perforated peptic ulcer participated in this study. The diagnosis was based on...

By Ibtesam Khalid Salih, Ali Malik Sheya’a, Qays Ahmed Hassan, Ayad Khani Mykhan