Endoscopic and radiological assessment of recurrent ulceration after peptic ulcer surgery.

One hundred and eighteen patients with dyspepsia after peptic ulcer surgery were assessed by a double contrast barium meal and fibre-optic endoscopy, for the possibility of recurrent ulceration. There was overall endoscopic-radiological agreement in 89%. It is concluded that the two techniques are complementary and that a double contrast barium meal performed and interpreted by an experienced radiologist can demonstrate the presence or absence of a recurrent peptic ulcer with an acceptable degree of accuracy.