[Electrogastroenterography in diagnosis of pyloroduodenal ulcers]

The authors propose a noval technique of computer electrogastroenterography to study motor-evacuatory gastrointestinal disorders in patients with pyloroduodenal ulcer (PDU). Bioelectrical activity of the stomach, proxymal and distal portions of the small intestine was compared in 78 patients with uncomplicated and complicated PDU. This activity was found to vary with acid-production function of the stomach, presence or absence of complications (subcompensated and decompensated pyloristenosis). The proposed method can be applied both for diagnosis of the motor-evacuatory disorders and control of therapy in patients with uncomplicated PDU, adequacy of preooperative preparation in complication of ulcer with pyloristenosis.