A relic or still relevant: the narrowing role for vagotomy in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease.

Lagoo, Janaka; Pappas, Theodore N.; Perez, Alexander R.

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.02.012

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A relic or still relevant: the narrowing role for vagotomy in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease.

Author(s): Janaka Lagoo ¹ , Theodore N Pappas ² , Alexander Perez ²

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2014

Journal: American journal of surgery

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Keywords: Highly selective vagotomy, Peptic ulcer disease, Proton pump inhibitors, Selective vagotomy, Truncal vagotomy, Vagotomy

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Given the rise of medical treatment for peptic ulcer disease (PUD), surgical treatment is necessary only in select cases and emergencies. The authors assess the current relevance of surgical vagotomy to treat PUD and its complications.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am. J. Surg.

Title: American journal of surgery

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1879-1883

ISSN (Print): 0002-9610

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2014

Volume: 207

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, 545 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Electronic address: jlagoo@iupui.edu.

[2 ] Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.

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Publisher Item ID: S0002-9610(13)00448-0

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.02.012

PubMed ID: 24139666

SO-VID: a5bbc9a5-eb01-4742-a944-3c9a83ec4e67

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Keywords: Highly selective vagotomy,Peptic ulcer disease,Proton pump inhibitors,Selective vagotomy,Truncal vagotomy,Vagotomy

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Keywords: Highly selective vagotomy, Peptic ulcer disease, Proton pump inhibitors, Selective vagotomy, Truncal vagotomy, Vagotomy

A relic or still relevant: the narrowing role for vagotomy in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease.

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