Highly selective vagotomy and pyloric dilatation for duodenal ulcer with stenosis
โ Scribed by D. C. Dunn; W. E. G. Thomas; J. O. Hunter
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 232 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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Since it was described in 19701\*\*, highly selective vagotomy has become an established treatment for duodenal ulceration. Many, however, would regard the presence of gastric outlet obstruction as a contraindication to the procedure3s4.
## Abstract Factors thought to be important in the development of recurrent ulcer after proximal gastric vagotomy were investigated 1โ4 years after operation in 211 patients with duodenal ulcer and in 49 with pre-pyloric ulcer. Recurrent ulcer was found in 25 patients with duodenal ulcer (12 per ce