Table 1.

Patient demography

Serial No.	Age, yr	Sex	Procedure undergone	Nature of gastric ulcer	Recovery	Discharge day post- operatively
1	47	Male	PC	BENIGN	U	6
2	54	Male	PC	BENIGN	U	6
3	52	Male	PC + DG + GJ	BENIGN	GF	17
4	77	Male	PC + SG + GJ + D2	MALIGNANT	GF + ARDS + MODS + M	-
5	63	Male	DG + GJ	MALIGNANT	U	6
6	74	Female	DG + GJ	BENIGN	U	6
7	79	Female	DG + GJ	BENIGN	U	6
8	57	Male	DG + GJ	BENIGN	U	6
9	53	Male	DG + GJ	MALIGNANT	U	8
10	46	Male	DG + GJ	BENIGN	U
11	72	Male	DG + GJ	MALIGNANT	U	8
12	49	Female	DG + GJ	BENIGN	U	6
13	67	Male	DG + GJ	BENIGN	U	6
14	56	Male	DG + GJ	BENIGN	U	7
15	68	Female	DG + GJ	MALIGNANT	U	8
16	63	Male	DG + GJ	BENIGN	U	9
17	61	Male	DG + GJ	MALIGNANT	U	7
18	56	Female	DG + GJ	BENIGN	U	9
19	49	Male	DG + GJ	BENIGN	U	7
20	66	Male	DG + GJ	BENIGN	U	6

PC: Primary closure; DG: Distal gastrectomy; GJ: Gastrojejunostomy; SG: Subtotal gastrectomy; D2: D2 lymph node dissection for ca stomach; U: Uneventful recovery; GF: Gastric fistula; ARDS: Adult respiratory distress syndrome; M: Mortality; MODS: Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome.