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Long term follow-up of patients with gastric ulcers treated by vagotomy, pyloroplasty and ulcerectomy. 1979

D Cade, and D Allan

Vagotomy and pyloroplasty with excision of the ulcer has been performed in a series of 90 patients with benign gastric ulcers. Long term follow-up has shown only 2 patients with recurrent, ulceration . Fifty-eight patients with more than 2 years' follow-up attended for personal interview, of whom 96 per cent had a satisfactory result.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008722	Methods	A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.	Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011708	Pylorus	The region of the STOMACH at the junction with the DUODENUM. It is marked by the thickening of circular muscle layers forming the pyloric sphincter to control the opening and closure of the lumen.	Pyloric Sphincter,Pyloric Sphincters,Sphincter, Pyloric,Sphincters, Pyloric
D012008	Recurrence	The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.	Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D004381	Duodenal Ulcer	A PEPTIC ULCER located in the DUODENUM.	Curling's Ulcer,Curling Ulcer,Curlings Ulcer,Duodenal Ulcers,Ulcer, Curling,Ulcer, Duodenal,Ulcers, Duodenal
D005260	Female		Females
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013276	Stomach Ulcer	Ulceration of the GASTRIC MUCOSA due to contact with GASTRIC JUICE. It is often associated with HELICOBACTER PYLORI infection or consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).	Gastric Ulcer,Gastric Ulcers,Stomach Ulcers,Ulcer, Gastric,Ulcer, Stomach,Ulcers, Gastric,Ulcers, Stomach