[Nonspecific ulcers of the small intestine]

14 patients with non-specific ulcers of the small intestine are discussed: 9 ulcers of the ileum; 3 of the section between the jejunum and the ileum; and 2 of the jejunum. The operations were performed on the basis of a clinical picture of the abdomen acutum, while the correct diagnosis was confirmed during the operation itself. This affirmed the well-known fact that diseases are almost always diagnosed after some complication: perforation, hemorrhage, or stenosis. Two of the patients died (14.3%). A resection was performed on the younger patients operated on within eight hours of the initial manifestation of the disease. The others survived the ulcer by the extraction of their edges.