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Peptic Ulcer Disease Treatment: Surgery
Surgery may be required for peptic ulcer disease in the following cases:
  • The ulcer forms a hole through the wall of the stomach or intestine
  • The ulcer causes bleeding
  • The ulcer obstructs the movement of food through the intestine
Surgery for peptic ulcer disease includes:
  • Gastrectomy:
    • Removal of a portion of the stomach
  • Vagotomy:
    • Cutting the nerves that supply the stomach
  • Pyloroplasty:
    • Surgery on the lower portion of the stomach, near the first part of the small intestine
    • Generally combined with vagotomy
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Last Updated: Jun 27, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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