title: Which operation for duodenal ulcer?
abstract: Proximal gastric vagotomy is favored by many Mayo Clinic surgeons when operating electively for chronic duodenal ulcer. The operation is safe, has fewer side effects than subtotal gastrectomy, truncal vagotomy and drainage, or truncal vagotomy and antrectomy, and provides satisfactory anti-ulcer protection.
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000601:surgery; D013270:Stomach / Q000294:innervation; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D014628:Vagotomy