COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING SUBTOTAL GASTRECTOMY FOR PEPTIC ULCER
Authors: D A MOREY, K PLUMMER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 November 1955COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING SUBTOTAL GASTRECTOMY FOR PEPTIC ULCERDENNIS A. J. MOREY, M.D., KEMP PLUMMER, M.D., F.A.C.P.DENNIS A. J. MOREY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KEMP PLUMMER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-5-1067 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPURPOSE OF STUDYThe purpose of the clinical appraisal was to ascertain, if possible, the features existent in nonoperated peptic ulcer case that may predispose to postgastrectomy complications.It was also felt that some pattern might be forthcoming to serve as a guide in determining the likelihood of postoperative symptoms.PLAN AND MATERIAL OF STUDYOne hundred four cases that had undergone subtotal gastrectomy for peptic ulcer during the last five years have been reviewed and evaluated as to the incidence of postgastrectomy complications.Of these 104 cases, follow-up studies were carried out on 74, the period of follow-up averaging...Bibliography1. WaltersGrayPriestley WHKJT: Surgical report for 1938 on lesions of stomach and duodenum, Proc. Staff. Meet., Mayo Clin. 14: 807, 1939. Google Scholar2. Lake NC: The aftermath of gastrectomy, Brit. M. J. 1: 285, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Penick RM: The place of gastrectomy in the treatment of peptic ulcer, South. M. J. 42: 889, 1949. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. EastmanCole WHWH: Precautions and results in gastrectomy, Arch. Surg. 59: 768, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. CusterButtWaugh MDHRJM: The so-called "dumping syndrome" after subtotal gastrectomy, a clinical study, Ann. Surg. 123: 410, 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Muir A: Post-gastrectomy syndromes, Brit. J. Surg. 37: 165, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. LaBreeGillespie RHMG: Adequate subtotal gastric resection for duodenal ulcer, Arch. Surg. 59: 750, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. ButlerCapper TJWM: Experimental study of 79 cases showing the early post-gastrectomy syndrome, Brit. M. J. 1: 1185, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Meurling S: Postcibal symptoms after partial gastrectomy for peptic ulcer (Acta Societatis Medicosum Upsaliensis. Suppl.), Editorial, Gastroenterology 27: 128, 1954. Google Scholar10. Bockus HL: Gastroenterology, 1953, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. Google Scholar11. WilkinsonTracey SAML: The history of hemorrhage in peptic ulcer, Gastroenterology 7: 450, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. St. JohnHarveyFerrerSengstaken FBHPJMRW: Results following subtotal gastrectomy for duodenal and gastric ulcer, Ann. Surg. 128: 3, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. WaltersCleveland WWH: Results of partial gastrectomy for bleeding duodenal, gastric and gastro-jejunal ulcer, Ann. Surg. 114: 481, 1941. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. ChurchMinton REJW: Follow-up results in subtotal gastric resection for ulcer, Am. J. Digest. Dis. 9: 317, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. Holman CW: Further observation on the treatment of bleeding peptic ulcer, Surgery 23: 405, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar16. RosenthalAbel NHA: Blood changes following partial or total gastrectomy, Tr. Am. Gastroenterology A. 36: 215, 1933. Google Scholar17. Watson AB: Partial gastrectomy for simple ulcer, Brit. J. Surg. 34: 353, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar18. SmithJordan FHJM: Gastric ulcer: a study of 600 cases, Gastroenterology 11: 575, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar19. Lyngar E: Blood changes after partial gastrectomy for ulcer, Acta med. Scandinav. Supp. 247, 1950. Google Scholar20. DollJones RFA: Occupational factor in the aetiology of gastric and duodenal ulcers, Medical Research Council, Special Report Series No. 276, London, 1951. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Richmond, Virginia*Received for publication February 18, 1955.From the Gastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital, Richmond, Virginia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIron Deficiency Following Subtotal Gastric Resection 1 November 1955Volume 43, Issue 5Page: 1067-1075KeywordsAnemiaDuodenal ulcersGastrectomyGastric ulcersGastroenterology and hepatologyHemorrhageHerniaHospital medicinePeptic ulcersPostgastrectomy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...