Gastrointestinal Perforations: Diagnosis and Management to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 79
Special Issue Editor
Interests: colorectal surgery; targeted therapy; gastric cancer; abdominal surgery; laparoscopic surgery; gastrointestinal surgery; surgical oncology; minimally invasive surgery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gastrointestinal tract perforations can occur due to various causes, such as trauma, iatrogenic factors, infectious conditions, peptic ulcers, inflammatory diseases, or neoplasms. Since GI perforations represent an emergency and life-threatening condition, timely diagnosis and surgical management are essential to reduce complications such as sepsis and multiple organ failure. Determining the site and cause of a GI tract perforation are critical questions that can be answered through imaging studies. CT has been established as the most valuable imaging technique for identifying the presence, site, and cause of GI tract perforations; however, its diagnostic accuracy is reported to be around 86%. Therefore, depending on the underlying causes of GI perforations, additional diagnostic and treatment strategies may be required. This Special Issue aims to provide an update on the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal perforation.
Dr. Rossella Reddavid
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gastrointestinal perforation
- diagnosis
- surgery
- acute peritonitis
- sepsis
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