[Aftercare of patients operated on for goiter (author's transl)]. / Strumadispensaire unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Rezidivs und seiner Prophylaxe.

Between 1966 to 1976 2122 patients underwent a partial thyroidectomy for goiter. All patients received special aftercare in the outpatient department of the hospital. Without hormonal substitution there were 5,9% relapses.

[Time of disablement after partial gastrectomy for peptic ulcer (author's transl)]. / Erkrankungsdauer nach Magenresektion mit und ohne Komplikationen.

From 1966 to 1975 1169 patients underwent a partial gastrectomy (Billroth-II). 944 patients (80%) were followed up by their surgeons in a so call "gastric after-care". On the average these patients were pstoperatively out of work for 58 days. This time depends on postoperative complications, disturbed gastric function but finally on the patient himself.