The incidence of gastro-jejunal ulcer following gastroenterostomy

Abstract

The above cases have been presented in detail so as to give a complete clinical picture of each case and one can note that of the 13 cases we are reporting, five were operated upon in hospitals in or around New York and eight were operated upon at Bellevue Hospital, and of the 13 cases no two patients were operated upon by the same surgeon. From the review of our cases we feel that any conclusions drawn as to the percentage of gastro-jejunal ulcers developing after gastroenterostomy is most inaccurate unless the patient has been followed for a 10-year period, and also seen at frequent intervals, with repeated X-ray examinations. A follow-up letter in stomach cases is not only inaccurate but misleading and instead of being a help usually presents false information. It is seen that three of our cases that came to operation developed their symptoms of a marginal ulcer after seven years, one being ten and a half years following gastroenterostomy.