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| proximal gastric vagotomy |
Vagal denervation of that part of the stomach lined with acid-secreting 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. [ Articles | Books | Images | Discussion groups ] |
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Additional comments : (Parietal Cell Vagotomy) |
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