Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric

"Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E04.525.210.080.600.850.850 E04.525.210.850.850
Concept/Terms	Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric Gastric Vagotomies, Proximal Gastric Vagotomy, Proximal Proximal Gastric Vagotomies Proximal Gastric Vagotomy Vagotomies, Proximal Gastric Vagotomy, Parietal Cell Parietal Cell Vagotomies Parietal Cell Vagotomy Vagotomies, Parietal Cell Vagotomy, Highly Selective Highly Selective Vagotomies Highly Selective Vagotomy Selective Vagotomies, Highly Vagotomies, Highly Selective Vagotomy, Selective Proximal Vagotomy, Selective Proximal Proximal Vagotomies, Selective Proximal Vagotomy, Selective Selective Proximal Vagotomies Selective Proximal Vagotomy Vagotomies, Selective Proximal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Neurosurgical Procedures [E04.525]
Denervation [E04.525.210]
Autonomic Denervation [E04.525.210.080]
Parasympathectomy [E04.525.210.080.600]
Vagotomy [E04.525.210.080.600.850]
Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric [E04.525.210.080.600.850.850]
Vagotomy [E04.525.210.850]
Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric [E04.525.210.850.850]

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