[Hemorrhage after stomach resection in ulcer disease]

Under observation were over 3 500 patients, subjected to gastric resection for the complicated ulcerous disease. In the early postoperative period hemorrhage was observed in 42 patients, including bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract--in 23, in free abdominal cavity--in 19. In cases, when early profuse bleeding following gastric resection would not respond to intensive conservative measures, then urgent relaparotomy with the aim of haemostasis, replenishment of blood loss and correction of the internal medium seem to be indicated. Bleeding from forcibly remained low duodenal ulcer in Billroth-II gastrectomy can be arrested by means of duodenotomy and suturing of the ulcer bottom with U-shape sutures. For establishing in early diagnosis of hemorrhage into the abdomen its drainage after gastric resection with a rubber strip, brought out through a separate incision in the anterior abdominal wall in the right subcostal space, seems to be rather effective.