Complete Vagotomy and its Consequences: Follow-up of 146 Patients
- 10 October 1964
- Vol. 2 (5414), 900-903
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.2.5414.900
Abstract
Division of all vagal branches to the stomach is likely to lead to a decreased incidence of recurrent ulceration; nevertheless it does not confer an immunity from the complication. There is no evidence to suggest that completeness of vagotomy increases the incidence of undesirable side-effects after operation. Many of the poor results following vagotomy are due to defects of the drainage procedure, and a better understanding of this aspect of the problem is needed. There is no clear support for the idea that pre-operative augmented histamine tests indicate which patients are suitable for vagotomy and which are not.Keywords
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