HighlightsOriginal study.Based on an interesting variation in location of perforated peptic ulcers observed in soldiers posted to high altitude areas.Literature review and research suggestive of possibility of high altitude induced patho-physiological changes behind gastric perforations.This study is probably first of it’s kind and may be pioneering for encouraging further studies to establish a definite role of high altitude in causing gastric perforations.
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