Recurrence after proximal gastric vagotomy without drainage for duodenal ulcer: a 3-6-year follow-up.
During the period December 1970 to August 1973, 99 patients with duodenal ulcer underwent proximal gastric vagotomy without drainage, and 93 per cent of the patients were followed up for 3-6 years after the operation. A proved recurrent duodenal ulcer was noted in 4.3 per cent and a strongly suspected recurrent duodenal ulcer in 2 per cent. It is suggested that this rate of recurrence on medium term follow-up is compatible with the continued use of proximal gastric vagotomy in the surgical treatment of duodenal ulcer.
D004322:Drainage; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014628:Vagotomy