Subtotal Gastrectomy or Vagotomy for Peptic Ulcerations

EVER since the operation of vagotomy has been used in the treatment of peptic ulcer numerous reports have appeared analyzing the early postoperative results. The first of these that has made a direct comparison between the results of this operation and of those of subtotal gastrectomy has been that of Allen.1 He found good results in 85 per cent of the gastrectomy groups and 87 per cent of the vagotomy, fair results in 7 per cent and 6 per cent, and poor results in 8 per cent and 7 per cent of the two groups respectively. The postoperative mortality in . . .