[Surgical treatment of complicated duodenal ulcer: experience and prospects].

The article discloses the results of the surgery of 696 patients with completed duodenal ulcers. The organ-preserving treatment was provided for 31.8% of patients, and stomach resection was performed on 68.2% of patients. Postoperative mortality was found to be 0.6% and was not related to the surgery nature. The postoperative term of hospital treatment made up 11.8 +/- 2.4 days. A complex hospital examination of patients during early and late postoperative periods showed that methods for treatment of complicated duodenal ulcers with the use of new surgical technologies allow choosing an optimum operation providing a high level of life quality.