Vagotomy without gastric drainage laparoscopic or thoracoscopic approach

AVCI C., Ozmen V., AVTAN L., BUYUKUNCU Y., MUSLUMANOGLU M. E.

HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.46, no.27, pp.1494-1499, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 27
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Journal Name: HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1494-1499
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: This article describes the surgical techniques and preliminary results of a prospective trial of videoendoscopic bilateral truncal vagotomy without a drainage procedure in a series of selected patients with chronic non-obstructive intractible duodenal ulcer.