Gastric cancer following highly selective vagotomy.
A case of gastric cancer occurring seven years after a highly selective vagotomy is described. This operation may not be the appropriate choice for the surgical treatment of gastric ulcers and H2 blockers should be used with caution in these patients.
Houghton
P W
PW
University Department of Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK.
Leaper
D J
DJ
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology*; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000628:therapy; D014629:Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric / Q000009:adverse effects*
D002927:Cimetidine