Radiography in the Diagnosis of Recurrent Duodenal Ulceration Following Vagotomy and Pyloroplasty

Abstract

A blind retrospective assessment of the x-ray films in 33 patients with ulcer dyspepsia after vagotomy and pyloroplasty for duodenal ulcer was made. At reoperation a recurrent ulcer was demonstrated in 24 of the 33 patients. Radiography had a sensitivity of 50% and a specificity of 100%.

Key-words:

• Radiography
• recurrent ulcer
• sensitivity
• specificity