[Gastroduodenal ulcer: surgical therapy (author's transl)].
In evaluating results after surgical therapy of gastroduodenal ulcer, lethality and recurrency rate are important criteria, but a third "quality of life" should be considered equally important. Proximal selective vagotomy seems to carry a very small lethality risk and extremely good "qualities of postoperative life." A minority of patients may need two "surgical steps" to achieve a good end result. The modified Burge test has been found useful in a prospective study. As to technical details, the denudation of the subdiaphragmatic esophagus over a distance of 5--6 cm seems paramount for achieving a good proximal vagal denervation of the acid-secreting area of the stomach.
D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D014628:Vagotomy / Q000379:methods
Verfahrenswahl bei der chirurgischen Behandlung des Gastroduodenalulcus.