[Quality of life before and after surgical treatment of duodenal ulcer].

The quality of life was studied in dependence of ulcer disease severity and type of surgery. Found out that it was in close correlation with the severity and duration of the disease and the presence of complications. Patients with sub- and decompensated ulcer stenosis showed the worst quality of life. Long-term results' study demonstrated that only organ-preserving operations, rather then gastric resection, allow adequate quality of life for the operated patients.