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Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric
Vagotomy, Parietal Cell | Vagotomy, Selective Proximal | Gastric Vagotomies, Proximal | Gastric Vagotomy, Proximal | Parietal Cell Vagotomies | Parietal Cell Vagotomy | Proximal Gastric Vagotomies | Proximal Gastric Vagotomy
Vagal denervation of that part of the stomach lined with acid secreting mucosa. Since the procedure leaves the vagal branches to the antrum and pylorus intact, it circumvents gastric drainage required with truncal vagotomy techniques. |
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