Effect of prophylactic gastric resection on upper gastrointestinal (GI) complications in uremic and transplanted patients.
Among 125 consecutive transplant recipients 10 (8%) demonstrated previous or present peptic ulcer and 9 underwent prophylactic gastric resection before transplantation. Two of these patients experienced upper GI complications in the posttransplant period and 1 died. Another 7 patients without previous dyspepsia had similar problem after transplantation and 4 died. Prophylactic gastric resection is recommended in potential recipients with pretransplant ulcer disease.
D005743:Gastrectomy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*