- selective vagotomy
- a treatment for peptic ulcers less extensive than the truncal vagotomy, consisting of division of the vagal fibers to the stomach only with preservation of hepatic and celiac branches.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
selective vagotomy
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highly selective vagotomy — a treatment for peptic ulcers less extensive than the selective vagotomy, consisting of division of only those vagal fibers supplying the acid secreting glands of the stomach, with preservation of those supplying the antrum as well as the hepatic … Medical dictionary
Vagotomy — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = Course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. ICD10 = ICD9 = 44.0 MeshID = D014628 OtherCodes = A vagotomy is a surgical procedure that is performed only in humans.… … Wikipedia
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vagotomy — n. the surgical cutting of any of the branches of the vagus nerve. This is usually performed to reduce secretion of acid and pepsin by the stomach in order to cure a peptic ulcer. Truncal vagotomy is the cutting of the main trunks of the vagus… … The new mediacal dictionary
Ваготомия (Vagotomy) — хирургическая операция, заключающаяся в рассечении основного ствола или ветви блуждающего нерва. Обычно данная операция выполняется в процессе лечения пептической язвы желудка для уменьшения секреции соляной кислоты и пепсина в желудке. Стволовая … Медицинские термины
parietal cell vagotomy — a type of highly selective vagotomy consisting of severing of the vagus nerve fibers supplying the proximal two thirds (parietal area) of the stomach. Called also proximal gastric v … Medical dictionary
posterior truncal vagotomy — a variation of the highly selective vagotomy in which the posterior vagal trunk is surgically cut for treatment of severe intractable gastric ulcers … Medical dictionary
ВАГОТОМИЯ — (vagotomy) хирургическая операция, заключающаяся в рассечении основного ствола или ветви блуждающего нерва. Обычно данная операция выполняется в процессе лечения пептической язвы желудка для уменьшения секреции соляной кислоты и пепсина в желудке … Толковый словарь по медицине
SVA — selective vagotomy and antrectomy; selective visceral angiography; sequential ventriculoatrial [pacing]; shell vial assay; subtotal villous atrophy … Medical dictionary
SVA — • selective vagotomy and antrectomy; • selective visceral angiography; • sequential ventriculoatrial [pacing]; • shell vial assay; • subtotal villous atrophy … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
