[Surgical tactics in the esophago-gastric hemorrhages of liver cirrhosis patients].

The character of the source and rate of bleeding were taken into consideration in determining the surgical tactics in 342 patients with cirrhosis of the liver complicated by gastro-esophageal bleedings and with high risk of their appearance. The operation of choice is thought to be arrest of the gastro-esophageal collateral blood flow. At high portal pressure or its considerable growing after the separating operation the latter should be associated with vascular anastomosis. When cirrhosis of the liver is associated with ulcer disease of the duodenum the separating operation should be added by selective proximal vagotomy, for ulcer disease of the stomach--by a parsimonious resection.