MEDICAL-TREATMENT OF PEPTIC-ULCER DISEASE - SHOULD THE EMPHASIS BE ALTERED IN VIEW OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY

In the past H-2-receptor antagonist era, there was initially a lull as more and more 'me-too' drugs were developed. Then came the excitement of the proton pump inhibitors and the controversy of the pros and con s of moderate versus potent acid inhibition. The most recent explosion of knowledge has been in the discussion of pH versus Helicobacter pyl ori, but on the horizon is lurking the promise of the resurgence of th e surgical option.