[Repeated operations in gastric and duodenal ulcers]

The results of repeated operations in 165 patients were studied. A second operative intervention was indicated most frequently after closure of a perforating ulcer (h = 126). The character of the second operative intervention was determined by the method of the previous operation and the complication of the ulcer for which the operation had to be repeated, the patient's condition and age, and the urgency of the surgery. The mortality rate after repeated operative interventions was 3%.