Vagotomy, Truncal
"Vagotomy, Truncal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Bilateral dissection of the abdominal branches of the vagus nerve. It is used frequently in the surgical management of duodenal and gastric ulcers, as well as in physiologic studies of gastrointestinal secretion and motility.
| Descriptor ID |
D015167
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.525.210.080.600.850.860 E04.525.210.850.860
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| Concept/Terms |
Vagotomy, Truncal- Vagotomy, Truncal
- Truncal Vagotomy
- Truncal Vagotomies
- Vagotomies, Truncal
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