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Postoperative complications of gastrectomy Radical gastrectomy is complex major surgery and predi...

Reflux gastritis This is caused by enterogastric reflux. Its histological features are distinct fro...

Sequelae of peptic ulcer surgery There are a number of sequelae of peptic ulcer surgery , which...

Peptides and neuropeptides in the stomach and duodenum As with most of the gastrointestinal trac...

Portal gastropathy Portal gastropathy refers to changes in the gastric mucosa as a result of por...

Portal hypertension and portal gastropathy The management of bleeding gastric varices is very ch...

Parietal cells These are found in the body (acid-secreting portion) of the stomach and line the ...

Pathology Gastric ulcers have similar features to duodenal ulcers but tend to be larger. Fibrosis...

Pattern of relapse following surgical treatment The most common site of relapse following radica...

Outlook after surgical treatment The outlook after surgical treatment varies considerably between...

PHYSIOLOGY OF THE STOMACH AND DUODENUM The stomach mechanically breaks down ingested food and, to...

Palliative surgery In patients with significant symptoms of either obstruction or bleeding, palli...

Other forms of gastritis Eosinophilic gastritis appears to have an allergic basis and is treated ...

Other peptic ulcers A prepyloric gastric ulcer was in the past di ffi cult to treat, a problem over...

Other treatment modalities Because of the failure of radical surgery to cure advanced gastric c...

OTHER GASTRIC CONDITIONS Acute gastric dilatation This condition usually occurs in association wi...

Operations for duodenal ulceration Procedures for the treatment of duodenal ulcers have the comm...

Operations for gastric ulcer In contrast to surgery for duodenal ulcer, where the princi pal obje...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy Most operable patients should have neoadjuvant chemother - apy as there ...

Nerves The stomach and duodenum possess both intrinsic and extrinsic nerve supplies. The intrinsi...