title: A counterpoint to "A requiem for vagotomy".
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Thaler
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Guardia
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011708:Pylorus / Q000601:surgery; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014629:Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric