[Patterns in the development of cancer of the gastric stump]

The article analyzes results of the examination and surgical treatment of 24 patients with carcinoma of the gastric stump developing at different terms after resection of the stomach for gastroduodenal ulcers. Questions of pathogenesis, clinical picture and diagnosis of the disease are discussed. Special attention is called to low percentage of radical operations for gastric stump carcinoma. An important role of dispensary observation with the use of gastroscopy for patients subjected to resection of the stomach for peptic ulcers is emphasized.