New paradigms in the management of complicated peptic ulcers the final requiem for vagotomy?
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2004
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South African Journal of Surgery
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University of Cape Town
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The need for elective peptic ulcer surgery has diminished dramatically over the last two decades with the successful prevention of ulcer recurrence by effective Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy.
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Bornman, P. C., & Krige, J. E. J. (2004). New paradigms in the management of complicated peptic ulcers: the final requiem for vagotomy: editorial. South African Journal of Surgery, 42(4), p-113.