[Surgical treatment of benign ulcer of the gastric cardia: an experience from 21 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To study the result of surgical treatment of benign ulcer of the gastric cardia.


METHODS
Clinical symptom, number, position and size of ulcer, preoperative X-ray gastroscopic examine, type and complication of operation were retrospective analyzed in 21 patients with benign ulcer of the gastric cardia.


RESULTS
Average age in 21 patients was 60. Ulcer complicated bleeding in 7 cases (33.3%) and perforation in 5 cases (23.8%). Diagnostic rate of preoperative X-ray and gastroscopic examine was 57.1% and 100%, respectively. Of 21 patients 18 (85.7%) were treated by upper partial gastrectomy, and 3 (14.3%) by total gastrectomy. All were not operative death and anastomotic leak.


CONCLUSIONS
upper partial gastrectomy can resect focus of ulcer and decrease secretion of stomach acid. It is a simple and ideal pattern of operation for patients with benign ulcer of the gastric cardia.
Huang
Changming
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Department of Oncology, Affiliated Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China.
Zhang
Xiangfu
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Lu
Huishan
H
Wu
Xinyuan
X
Guan
Guoxian
G
Wang
Chuan
C
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002299:Cardia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*