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Surgical treatment is necessary for the treatment of complications like perforation, bleeding (if endoscopic haemostasis fails), pyloric stenosis, cases which don’t respond to conservative therapy, or if malignancy is discovered.
Surgical treatment is necessary for the treatment of complications like perforation, bleeding (if endoscopic haemostasis fails), pyloric stenosis, cases which don’t respond to conservative therapy, or if malignancy is discovered.


Perforations and bleeding ulcers may be simply sutured or closed with a patch, or they may be treated with partial [[gastric resection]] and reconstruction surgeries like Roux-en-Y (or, in the past, Billroth I or Billroth II). Many years ago, vagotomy was performed to reduce the production of stomach acid.
Perforations and bleeding ulcers may be simply sutured or closed with a patch, or they may be treated with partial [[gastric resection]] and reconstruction surgeries like Roux-en-Y. Many years ago, vagotomy was performed to reduce the production of stomach acid.<noinclude>‎[[Category:Gastroenterology]]
 
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Many complications may occur after gastric resection:
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* Post-gastrectomy gastritis
* Stoma stenosis
* Dumping syndrome
* Maldigestion
* [[Vitamin B12 deficiency|B12 deficiency]]
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[[Category:Gastrointestinal surgery]]</noinclude>