Necrotising Enteritis Following Gastric Surgery

Late Results of Vagotomy Combined with Gastro-jejunostomy or Pyloroplasty in the Treatment of Duodenal Ulceration

“…Similar cases, but occurring after partial gastrectomy, have been reported by Williams and Pullan (1953). Comparison between Gastro-jejunostomy and Pyloroplasty as Stomach Drainage Procedures Table VI shows the respective gradings and the extent of the post-operative complications arising in the 198 patients who had gastro-jejunostomy combined with vagotomy, and in the 132 patients who had pyloroplasty combined with The standard error is expressed as the ratio of the difference in percentage to the standard error between proportions.…”

Acute enterocolitis following partial gastrectomy

“…aureus from the bowel contents of 5 patients who died of enteritis and who had been given penicillin and dihydrostreptomycin intramuscularly. Williams and Pullan (1953) likewise found Staph. aureus on culture of the stool or bowel content in 4 out of 7 cases.…”

“…This form of acute enterocolitis bears a striking resemblance to the enteritis necroticans of many reports (Zeissler and Rassfeld-Sternberg, 1949 ;Beckermann and Laas, 1946;Heine, 1947;Hain, 1949). More recent accounts of the condition (Williams and Pullan, 1953 ;Bruce, 1953) are the first records we have been able to find from English writers, but it is doubtful if these reflect the true incidence of the complication.…”

Anterior Tibial Syndrome after Acute Arterial Occlusion, Treated by Decompression

“…From a study of the clinical records and post-mortem material in 40 cases, following a variety of operations, including gastrectomy, appendicectomy, and lobectomy, they concluded that the vasomotor mechanisms known to occur in shock were responsible for the enteritis and that infection was only of secondary importance. Penner and Druckerman (1948), Dixon and Weismann (1948), Williams and Pullan (1953), and Fowler (1955 have all described cases subsequent to the use of antibiotics, many of which were fatal. It is accepted that the use of antibiotics may lead to enteritis.…”