[Prophylaxis of acute pancreatitis during resection of the stomach for "difficult" complicated of duodenal ulcers].

The authors have performed 407 resections of the stomach for duodenal ulcers. In 9 cases the major duodenal papilla was found to be involved into the zone of ulcer destruction. It was noted that operations for "difficult" complicated ulcers of the duodenum with the involvement into the zone of destruction of the major duodenal papilla required a delicate surgical strategy directed to minimization of trauma and blockade of the main factors of the development of acute postoperative pancreatitis, the proximal duodenojejunoanastomosis being the operation of choice for "difficult" complicated ulcers of the duodenum.