Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Vagotomy and Antrectomy in Surgical Treatment of Duodenal Ulcer Disease

1966; Elsevier BV; Volume: 46; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0039-6109(16)37837-9

1558-3171

H. William Scott, John L. Sawyers, Walter G. Gobbel, J. Lynwood Herrington, William H. Edwards, Leonard W. Edwards,

Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment

Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, or bleeding arising proximal to the ligament of Treitz, continues as a challenge to medical and surgical therapy. Advances have been made in diagnosis and initial therapy, but debate continues as to which surgical procedure is best for the source of bleeding.