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Chapter-35 Vagotomy

BOOK TITLE: General Surgical Operations

Author
1. Choudhury Dhiraj
ISBN
9788184481952
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10324_35
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2008
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
1. Peerless Hospital and Ruby General Hospital, Kolkata, Peerless Hospital and Ruby General Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Abstract

From forties onward gastric surgery is widely indebted to Dragsted and his associates who revolutionized the methods by bringing vagotomy in treatment of duodenal ulcer. The procedures include truncal vagotomy and proximal gastric vagotomy (highly selective). Use of Surgery for peptic ulcer has been considerably brought down by advancement in medical treatment.

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