[Surgical treatment of duodenal ulcer (concerning A.A. Rusanov's article "Vagotomy in gastric and duodenal ulcer")].

On the basis of the materials published in the literature and our data, the present state of the question concerned with the treatment of duodenal ulcer by the operation of vagotomy and resection of the stomach is elucidated. Despite A.A. Rusanov's opinion, the authors of the article believe vagotomy to have a substantial advantage, especially the proximal selective vagotomy. As voluminous literature shows there is no coolness to this method of treatment.