Proximal, selective vagotomy for the management of the complications (bleeding, perforation, stenosis) of duodenal ulcer.
Analysing the 5-year material including 164 cases (35 haemorrhages, 50 perforations and 79 stenoses), the authors express their preference for extensive proximal selective vagotomy--in some cases--over traditional operations in treating the complications of duodenal ulcer. Operative mortality was 0.6%, while the frequency of recurrences 5.4%. Excellent or good results were observed in 92.3% of the controlled patients.
D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D014629:Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric