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## Abstract **__Background__**: It has been suggested that there is an increased risk of gastric cancer following partial gastrectomy. This question has not been studied in an Australian population. **__Methods__**: The records of a total of 569 patients who had a partial gastrectomy for peptic ulcer disease at Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, between 1957 and 1976 were reviewed. All were followed to date of death or 31 December 1996. The expected rate of gastric cancer for this population was estimated from published Australian age‐and sex‐specific gastric cancer mortality rates over this period, and a standardized incidence ratio was calculated. **__Results__**: The mean age at surgery was 53.5 years (range 27–83 years). There were 547 male (96.4%) and 22 female (3.6%) patients. Five hundred and seven (83.5%) had a Billroth II procedure. Thirty‐eight patients (6.3%) were lost to follow up and were not included in the analysis. From the records of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, it was established that 125 (20.6%) were alive in December 1996, a mean survival after surgery of 18.8 years. The mean documented duration of follow up was 17.3 years (range 1–41 years). Nin

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Author

R Bassily; Ra Smallwood; B Crotty

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0815-9319)

Published

2000

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)