[Selective proximal vagotomy with intraoperative monitoring using Burge's test]

Only the test by Burge shows an effective evidence among the intraoperative control methods for testing the completeness of section during selective proximal vagotomy. The postoperative results are discussed in this study. 78 patients of 91 could be controlled endoscopically 3 to 60 months postoperatively. The result of the group with the Burge test (n = 38) does not differ essentially from the group without the Burge test (n = 40). However, the Burge test has a didactic importance certainly for surgeons in the training.