[Causes of post-gastrectomy and post-vagotomy recurrences of peptic ulcer]

The article gives an analysis of causes of recurrences of ulcer disease of the stomach and duodenum in 913 patients. The use of various methods of examination enabled the authors to make a conclusion that in spite of diversity of causes of recurrent ulcer disease it is necessary to clearly establish the prevailing action of one of the causes which will allow to determine correct volume of reoperations aimed at making the conditions of digestion in the upper parts of the gastro-intestinal tract close to physiological ones.