vagotomy
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Indications
- duodenal ulcers refractory to medical therapy
- gastric outlet obstruction
Procedure
- surgical division or cutting of the vagus nerve
- truncal vagotomy functionally denervates & disconnects multiple organs, including the stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, & proximal colon
- selective vagotomy disconnects only the stomach
Complications
- vitamin B12 deficiency may develop from a diminished production of intrinsic factor
Notes
- truncal vagotomy may decrease risk for Parkinson's disease[3]
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ Wikipedia: Vagotomy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagotomy
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Okun MS Truncal Vagotomy Reduces Parkinson Disease Risk. NEJM Journal Watch. April 26, 2017 Massachusetts Medical Society (subscription needed) http://www.jwatch.org
Liu B, Fang F, Pedersen NL et al. Vagotomy and Parkinson disease: A Swedish register-based matched-cohort study. Neurology 2017 Apr 26 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28446653 <Internet> http://www.neurology.org/content/early/2017/04/26/WNL.0000000000003961