title: [Laparoscopic selective vagotomy (posterior truncal vagotomy and anterior linear stomach resection) in complicated duodenal ulcer].
abstract: 32 patients with complicated duodenal ulcer (bleeding, recurrence, perforation) were treated by laparoscopic posterior truncal vagotomy and anterior linear gastric resection in our modification (access to the posterior vagus via the omental bursa) of the method of Gomez-Ferrer/Taylor. Instead of the seromyotomy along the lesser curve we resect a 1 cm broad strip out of the anterior gastric wall. In one patient with additional hiatus hernia the anterior vagal trunc was cut accidentally. Converted to laparotomy this case was completed as truncal vagotomy and pyloroplasty. No disorders of postoperative gastric emptying were found. 17 patients were followed up 6 weeks postoperatively. 14 showed complete healing of the ulcer, 2 patients showed healing in progress. A follow up after 12 months obtained information about 18 patients: 7 were free of symptoms, 11 complained about intermittent pains or fullness. 8 of these 11 patients were controlled by gastroscopy, not any ulcer or gastritis or disorder of gastric emptying could be found. We see advantages of our method over Kathkouda's modification of Taylor's procedure in the simplicity of the method, the primary hemostasis and a short operating time by using the stapler. We consider our procedure a minimal invasive, quick, safe treatment for duodenal ulcer disease with lasting effect at reasonable cost, especially in complicated cases like recurrent ulcer, bleeding or penetrating ulcer and in noncompliant patients that are not suitable for medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Allgemein-, Thorax-, Gefäss-, Viszeralchirurgie und operative Intensivmedizin, Stätische Kliniken Frankfurt/M.-Höchst.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morlang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Löwenthal
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umscheid
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Stelter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015167:Vagotomy, Truncal