Vagotomy, Truncal

"Vagotomy, Truncal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Bilateral dissection of the abdominal branches of the vagus nerve. It is used frequently in the surgical management of duodenal and gastric ulcers, as well as in physiologic studies of gastrointestinal secretion and motility.

Descriptor ID	D015167
MeSH Number(s)	E04.525.210.080.600.850.860 E04.525.210.850.860
Concept/Terms	Vagotomy, Truncal Vagotomy, Truncal Truncal Vagotomy Truncal Vagotomies Vagotomies, Truncal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Vagotomy, Truncal".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Neurosurgical Procedures [E04.525]
Denervation [E04.525.210]
Autonomic Denervation [E04.525.210.080]
Parasympathectomy [E04.525.210.080.600]
Vagotomy [E04.525.210.080.600.850]
Vagotomy, Truncal [E04.525.210.080.600.850.860]
Vagotomy [E04.525.210.850]
Vagotomy, Truncal [E04.525.210.850.860]

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