Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric
"Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Vagal denervation of that part of the STOMACH lined with acid-secreting mucosa (GASTRIC MUCOSA) containing the GASTRIC PARIETAL CELLS. Since the procedure leaves the vagal branches to the antrum and PYLORUS intact, it circumvents gastric drainage required with truncal vagotomy techniques.
| Descriptor ID |
D014629
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.525.210.105.600.850.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric- Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric
- Gastric Vagotomies, Proximal
- Gastric Vagotomy, Proximal
- Proximal Gastric Vagotomies
- Proximal Gastric Vagotomy
- Vagotomies, Proximal Gastric
- Vagotomy, Highly Selective
- Highly Selective Vagotomies
- Highly Selective Vagotomy
- Selective Vagotomies, Highly
- Vagotomies, Highly Selective
- Vagotomy, Parietal Cell
- Parietal Cell Vagotomies
- Parietal Cell Vagotomy
- Vagotomies, Parietal Cell
Vagotomy, Selective Proximal- Vagotomy, Selective Proximal
- Proximal Vagotomies, Selective
- Proximal Vagotomy, Selective
- Selective Proximal Vagotomies
- Selective Proximal Vagotomy
- Vagotomies, Selective Proximal
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