[Results of resection of gastroduodenal ulcers]

The principles of a standardized technique of partial gastrectomy are presented. Number and success of resections were reviewed between 1948 and 1981. Follow-up studies were performed twice (1969 and 1982) which showed a success in 93% according to Visick Grade I and II. Taking the incidence of cancer in the remnant stomach into consideration, we found the number of cancers after partial resection to be very low as far as the patients of our surgical unit were concerned. A close connection seems to exist between the technique of gastric resection and the appearance of cancer in the remnant stomach.