Linear gastrectomy: an endoscopic staple-assisted anterior highly selective vagotomy combined with posterior truncal vagotomy for treatment of peptic ulcer disease.
A technique of anterior highly selective vagotomy is described that uses an endoscopic stapling device to facilitate and speed the procedure. Further study is necessary to ascertain the long-term recurrence rate for this new procedure, but it shows great promise as a simplified procedure for laparoscopic application in peptic ulcer disease.
Hannon
J K
JK
Surgical Association of Mobile, Alabama 36660.
Snow
L L
LL
Weinstein
L S
LS
D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000379:methods*; D014629:Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric / Q000379:methods*; D015167:Vagotomy, Truncal / Q000379:methods*