Perforated ulcer

Perforated ulcer
Other names	Ruptured ulcer
Endoscopic image of a posterior wall duodenal ulcer with a clean base, which is a common cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage and could potentially lead to perforation.
Specialty	Gastroenterology
Symptoms	Abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea
Complications	Bowel perforation, sepsis, gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Usual onset	Sudden
Risk factors	Untreated peptic ulcer
Treatment	Immediate surgery

A perforated ulcer is a condition in which an untreated ulcer has burned through the mucosal wall in a segment of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., the stomach or colon) allowing gastric contents to leak into the abdominal cavity.