Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen
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[Surgical therapy of ulcer disease. Early and late results of elective and emergency interventions].
Between 6/1974 and 12/1988 910 patients with peptic ulcer disease have been treated operatively. In 523 cases a resection, gastroenterostomy resp. ligation of a bleeding ulcer, in 160 cases with duodenal ulcers a vagotomy, and in 227 cases with perforated ulcers simple closure or primary resection have been performed. During this study the percentage of female patients rose from 32.0 to 39.7. ⋯ Operative mortality rate was 7.3% for resection, GE resp. ligation of a bleeding vessel, 0.6% for vagotomies, and 16.3% for perforated ulcers. The fate of all patients was followed regularly. In patients operated before 1985--with a follow-up of 5-16 years--reoperations were necessary in 6.0% following resection, gastroenterostomy resp. ligation, in 7.7% following vagotomy, and in 21.3% following simple closure or primary resection of a perforated ulcer.