Antral Helicobacter pylori, hypergastrinaemia, and duodenal ulcers: effect of eradicating the organism.

Abstract

symptoms continued after dilatation; 13 others had occasional symptoms only. Though health gradually deteriorates even if symptoms are controlled by dilatation and drugs, 41 patients had a satisfactory quality of life after surgery (groups SA, B, and C) There was no appreciable difference in either post- operative mortality or recurrence of symptoms in the two groups having conservative or radical surgery. The 30 day mortality was similar to that reported for younger patients" and might be reduced with better selection of patients. The five year survival in our patients was 68%. More elderly patients should be considered for surgery for oesophageal stricture. 1