When is a corrective procedure indicated for the operated stomach?

Disease occurring as a direct consequence of the surgical treatment of ulcers is not infrequently an indication for remedial surgical intervention. Most frequently it is necessary, on the one hand, to refer to objective information such as the histological findings as well as a gastric function analysis, and, on the other hand, to the clinical picture of the illness. Therefore, we have attempted to summarize the symptoms, the morphology, and the function into a synopsis, which would make it possible t match the severity of gastric disease with a particular mode of therapy. The sum of the three parameters provides a point value between three and twelve. It is our belief that surgical intervention is to be seriously considered above a point score of seven (SFM-Index).