title: Linear gastrectomy: an endoscopic staple-assisted anterior highly selective vagotomy combined with posterior truncal vagotomy for treatment of peptic ulcer disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Association of Mobile, Alabama 36660.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Hannon
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Snow
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Weinstein
mesh_terms: 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*