[Features of the surgical treatment of postbulbar ulcers of the duodenum]

The article describes main principles of the operative treatment of 42 patients with postbulbar ulcers. Choice of the surgical method was individualized: resection for the "exclusion" was used in 25 patients, gastric resection with the excision of the ulcer--in 11 patients, organ preserving operations--in 5 patients. The operations made for the "exclusion" gave most favourable immediate and long-term results. Technical details of the operations are described.