[Treatment of patients with gastrogenic tetany].

The article analyses the results of combined treatment of 22 patients with duodenal ulcer complicated by cicatricial-ulcerative obstruction of the pylorus, gastrogenic tetany. Within 9-11 days of intensive therapy, the disorders of homeostasis were stopped and operation was performed for restoring the passage of food. Combined treatment reduced the mortality from 30 to 13% among this category of patients.