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  • Title: Surgical treatment of peptic ulcer--the role of conventional surgery.
    Author: Nel CJ.
    Journal: S Afr Med J; 1984 Jun 23; 65(25):1015-6. PubMed ID: 6729650.
    Abstract:
    There is no ideal operation for peptic ulcer disease and sound surgical judgement is needed in choosing an operation for a specific indication in the individual patient. Highly selective vagotomy is currently the operation of choice for uncomplicated duodenal ulcer, and Billroth I gastrectomy remains the procedure of choice for uncomplicated gastric ulcer, but a variety of procedures are used in the management of the complications of peptic ulcer disease with vagotomy and drainage being the most frequently used and valued procedure.
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