[Minimal resections in surgical treatment of perforative duodenal ulcers]

289 patients were operated on the reason of perforative duodenal ulcer. Omental tamponade of the ulcer after Oppel-Policarpov was performed in 260 (90%) cases; traditional ulcer closure with omental support - in 13 (4,5%); excision of the ulcer - in 4 (1,4%); truncal vagotomy and pyloroplasty - in 9 (3,1%) and gastric resection was performed in 3 (1%) patients. After 277 operations "of minimal volume" major complications were registered in 21 (7,6%) patients with lethal outcomes in 9 cases. All patients received adequate antiulcer drug treatment. Follow-up results, obtained in 153 patients, demonstrated good results of the operation and nonrecurrent course in 133 (86,9%) cases. The omental tamponade of the ulcer after Oppel-Policarpov proved to be the method of choice in treatment of the perforative duodenal ulcer. Early beginning of antiulcer conservative treatment after the operation provide excellent results and stable recovery.