Partial gastrectomy for peptic ulcer by the Krønlein method. Long term results 12 years later with particular...

A one-year material of 97 patients was studied 12 years after partial gastrectomy for peptic ulcer. These patients had all been subjected to a standard Billroth II type operation as described by Krønlein, with emphasis laid upon a transverse position of the gastrojejunostomy. Of the seventy-six patients who were available for evaluation, 15 patients (20%) had some symptoms. The overall grading of results according to Visick was: I in 80 per cent, II in 9 per cent, IIIs in 7 per cent, IIIu + IV in 4 per cent. Three patients had retired and one had changed work partly because of postoperative symptoms.