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SURGERY FOR BENIGN GASTRIC ULCER
Author(s) -
Pheils M. T.,
Mayday G. B.,
Gillett D. J.,
DUNN R. M.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb77720.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gastrectomy , billroth i , gastroenterology , billroth ii , surgery , mortality rate , cancer
Five hundred and ninety‐three patients have been operated on for gastric ulcer during the last 20 years at the Repatriation General Hospital, Concord. There were 306 lesser‐curve and 253 prepyloric ulcers, and 31 ulcers at other sites. Lesser curve ulcers occurred relatively more frequently in the female; 58% of patients had blood group O. The overall operative mortality was 4–7%. The overall recurrence rate was 4–3%. The recurrence rate after Billroth 1 gastrectomy for prepyloric ulcer was 11%, while after Pólya gastrectomy it was only 0–7%. The recurrence rate following either Billroth 1 or Pólya gastrectomy for lesser curve ulcer was higher than previously reported.