[Role of surgery in the treatment of gastroduodenal ulcer].
Medical approach to gastroduodenal ulcer has dramatically changed with the advent of anti-H2 drugs. There is still a role for surgery, but it has been confined to the treatment of the complications (perforation, stenosis and some cases of haemorrhage). In this paper the Authors collected the data of 43 patients (27 males and 16 females, mean age 45), operated between July 1988 and December 1992; 12 patients were operated for pyloric stenosis, 16 for gastrointestinal bleeding and 15 for perforation. Surgery was accomplished as an emergency procedure in 20 cases, delayed emergency procedure in 4 cases and elective procedure in 19 cases. 39 out of 43 patients were under anti-H2 treatment for a previous diagnosis of peptic ulcer. In conclusion, anti-H2 therapy, even correctly carried on, may not be effective in avoiding possible complications. This goal may be obtained in patients under omeprazole treatment.
Zoppi
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Istituto di Anatomia Chirurgica e Corso di Operazioni, Università degliStudi di Genova.
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Costanzo
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A
Pavero
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R
Taviani
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Alitta
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P
Terrizzi
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A
Lo Casto
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Maritato
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D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*