AIM: To determine the precise incidence and clinica features of endoscopic ulcers following gastrectomy. METHODS: A consecutive series of patients who un- derwent endoscopic examination following gastrectomy between...AIM: To determine the precise incidence and clinica features of endoscopic ulcers following gastrectomy. METHODS: A consecutive series of patients who un- derwent endoscopic examination following gastrectomy between 2005 and 2010 was retrospectively analyzed. A total of 78 patients with endoscopic ulcers and 759 without ulcers following gastrectomy were enrolled. We analyzed differences in patient age, sex, size of the le- sions, method of operation, indications for gastric resec- tion, and infection rates of Helicobacterpylor/(H. pylor/~ between the nonulcer and ulcer groups. RESULTS: The incidence of endoscopic ulcers after gastrectomy was 9.3% and that of marginal ulcers was 8.6%. Ulcers were more common in patients with Billroth l] anastomosis and pre-existing conditions forpeptic ulcer disease (PUD). Infection rates of H. pylori- did not differ significantly between the two groups. The patients who underwent operations to treat PUD had lower initial levels of hemoglobin and higher rates of hospital admission. CONCLUSION: H. pylori was not an important factor in ulcerogenesis following gastrectomy. For patients who underwent surgery for PUD, clinical course of mar- ginal ulcers was more severe.展开更多
文摘AIM: To determine the precise incidence and clinica features of endoscopic ulcers following gastrectomy. METHODS: A consecutive series of patients who un- derwent endoscopic examination following gastrectomy between 2005 and 2010 was retrospectively analyzed. A total of 78 patients with endoscopic ulcers and 759 without ulcers following gastrectomy were enrolled. We analyzed differences in patient age, sex, size of the le- sions, method of operation, indications for gastric resec- tion, and infection rates of Helicobacterpylor/(H. pylor/~ between the nonulcer and ulcer groups. RESULTS: The incidence of endoscopic ulcers after gastrectomy was 9.3% and that of marginal ulcers was 8.6%. Ulcers were more common in patients with Billroth l] anastomosis and pre-existing conditions forpeptic ulcer disease (PUD). Infection rates of H. pylori- did not differ significantly between the two groups. The patients who underwent operations to treat PUD had lower initial levels of hemoglobin and higher rates of hospital admission. CONCLUSION: H. pylori was not an important factor in ulcerogenesis following gastrectomy. For patients who underwent surgery for PUD, clinical course of mar- ginal ulcers was more severe.