[Substantiation of differential approach to surgical treatment of duodenal ulcer].

An examination of 395 patients with ulcer disease of the duodenum was made. The authors have developed a program of examination of patients with ulcer disease. In addition to traditional methods it includes such methods as intragastric pH-metry in the body and antral part of the stomach, measuring tissue blood flow in the wall of the stomach and duodenum, investigation of parameters of local resistance of the mucosa, medicamentous tests. The possibility to predict curative effects of surgical procedures is discussed.