[Roentgenology of cancer of the gastric stump].

The carcinoma of the stomach stump is a late complication after partial resection of the stomach and gastroenterostomy. The risk for carcinoma increases with the interval, but in older people the interval is shorter. 12 patients with carcinoma of the stomach stump are discussed. The average interval from the primary operation of the stomach until the carcinoma was 23.8 years. With x-ray examination the diagnosis was correct in 11 patients, in 1 patient the examination was interpreted falsely.