[New aspects of surgical therapy of acute gastroduodenal hemorrhage].

The chances for conservative treatment of bleeding ulcers have been expanded by progress in endoscopic haemostasis. Surgery, nowadays, is in many cases applied only to patients with uncontrollable recurrent haemorrhage, after the internist's efforts have failed. This has increased lethality from 20 to 44 percent. To improve results, elective operation is recommended in the no-bleeding interval, following endoscopic haemostasis.