title: [Cardia function after proximal-gastric vagotomy (author's transl)].
abstract: In 36 patients with chronic duodenal ulcer disease LES-function before and after proximal-gastric vagotomy was examined manometrically and by determining pH-values in a prospective study. In addition, esophagus biopsies were taken 5 cm proximal of the cardia. 12 healthy volunteers served as controls. A direct effect of proximal-gastric vagotomy on LES-function could not be shown. On the contrary, in 38,9% of the patients examined, preoperatively proven esophagitis disappears nearly completely 12 months following proximal gastric vagotomy. This positive effect of vagotomy is to be interpreted as a beneficial effect on regurgitated intestinal juice, more so than an effect on cardia function itself.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002299:Cardia / Q000502:physiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry; D008875:Middle Aged; D014628:Vagotomy
vernacular_title: Kardiafunktion nach proximal-gastrischer Vagotomie.