title: Proximal gastric vagotomy by minimally invasive methods in an acute rat model.
abstract: In this prospective study, minimally invasive methods of proximal gastric vagotomy (PGV) were investigated in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Completeness of vagotomy by traditional operative therapy, by laser denervation of the gastric serosa, and by subserosal or transmucosal injections of chemoneurolytic agents was evaluated with postoperative Congo red testing, ulcerogenic stimulation of the gastric mucosa, and histochemical labeling of whatever vagal fibers remained in the gastric wall. Short-term results demonstrate that successful PGV can be performed with minimally invasive methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis University Hospital, MO 63110-0250.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wittgen
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Panneton
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: LaRegina
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kaminski
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Andrus
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003035:Cobalt / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003224:Congo Red; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D010418:Pentagastrin; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014629:Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003035:Cobalt; D003224:Congo Red; D010418:Pentagastrin; C018021:cobaltous chloride