[Strategy of surgical treatment of ulcer disease].

Results of treatment of 688 patients who have undergone palliative operations for complicated forms of gastric and duodenal ulcer, and 2,269 patients after radical surgery were analyzed. It is demonstrated that pharmacotherapy is ineffective in 9% patients with uncomplicated ulcer, in 32% patients with previous ulcer bleeding, and in 29% patients after suturing of perforated ulcer. The role of preventive operation is demonstrated: postoperative complications in this group are revealed rarely compared with those operated for complicated forms of the disease.