title: Indication for thoracoscopic truncal vagotomy.
abstract: Presently, more and more patients are being offered a minimally invasive surgical procedure for the management of chronic duodenal ulcer disease. Although previous authors have described a variety of laparoscopic selective vagotomy operations for this disease, there remains an important role for truncal vagotomy in selected patients. Two individuals with long-standing peptic ulcer disease and a history of prior perforation underwent thoracoscopic vagotomy. Both patients tolerated the surgical procedure well with a rapid return to work/normal activity. After 2 years both patients remain asymptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery, Hospital Durand, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Corbelle
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Corbelle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000601:surgery; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D015167:Vagotomy, Truncal / Q000379:methods*