Proximal gastric vagotomy without drainage.
Proximal gastric vagotomy without drainage is widely accepted in Great Britain and Europe but in the United States has been done mainly in university centers. The operation denervates the acid-secreting parietal cell mass of the stomach, preserving vagal innervation to the gastric antrum and extragastric abdominal viscera. The procedure is safe and is associated with few underisrable side effects. Long-term studies are needed to determine the rate of recurrence of duodenal ulcer in patients treated surgically in this way.
D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014628:Vagotomy / Q000379:methods*