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. 1965 Mar 27;92(13):652–657.

The Immediate Results of Operations for Duodenal Ulcer

A Comparative Study of the Morbidity and Mortality of Vagotomy and Pyloroplasty versus Subtotal Gastrectomy

John A MacDonald, W K Welsh
PMCID: PMC1928242  PMID: 14269434

Abstract

Immediate postoperative results of vagotomy and pyloroplasty were compared with those of subtotal gastrectomy. Ulcer recurrence rate and the long-term complications of the two procedures were not studied. Age and sex distribution, and preoperative indications in the two groups of patients were almost identical. Vagotomy and pyloroplasty has gradually superseded subtotal gastrectomy at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto. One hundred and seventy vagotomy and drainage procedures were compared with 173 subtotal gastric resections performed over a five-year period. There were 39 postoperative complications and five deaths in the subtotal gastrectomy group, an overall mortality of 2.8% and an elective mortality of 2.4%. In the vagotomy and pyloroplasty group there were 31 postoperative complications and two deaths, an overall mortality of 1.2% and an elective mortality of zero. Vagotomy and pyloroplasty is a relatively safe procedure, associated with fewer complications, shorter hospital stay and a lower mortality than subtotal gastrectomy.

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