title: Anterior gastric stapling combined with posterior truncal vagotomy: an experimental technique for gastric acid reduction.
abstract: An operative technique using a mechanical stapling device has been developed to simplify proximal gastric vagotomy. A series of gastric fistula dogs underwent posterior truncal vagotomy and anterior lesser curvature stapling. The basal and pentagastrin-stimulated acid secretion was measured before surgery and 2 weeks and 3 and 9 months after surgery. During the whole period, no change in body weight was noticed. Gastric acid secretion in dogs remained low and stable during the first year after the procedure.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005745:Gastric Acidity Determination; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D014629:Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric