Laparoscopic surgery for duodenal ulcer: first results of a multicenter study applying a personal procedure.

Background/aims: First results from 14 different centers applying a personal procedure for the treatment of duodenal ulcer by laparoscopic surgery.

Methodology: One hundred and thirty-six patients were operated on in 14 surgical centers between January 1991 and February 1995. All patients underwent posterior truncal vagotomy (PTV) and anterior linear gastrectomy (ALG) for chronic duodenal ulcer.