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Donald E. Fry, MD; J. David Richardson, MD; Lewis M. Flint, Jr, MD

Arch Surg. 1978;113(10):1209-1210.

Abstract
• When management of a perforated peptic ulcer necessitates simple closure, the omentum may not be of adequate quality to buttress such a closure. In this unusual circumstance, we have found the falciform ligament to serve as an effective alternative to satisfactorily plicate peptic perforations.

(Arch Surg 113:1209-1210, 1978)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 8, 1978.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40232 (Dr Fry).