The surgical cutting of the vagus nerve to reduce acid secretion in the stomach.
A surgical operation to cut through the vagus nerve which controls the nerves in the stomach, as a treatment for peptic ulcers.
Cutting of branches of the vagus nerve, usually performed with stomach surgery, to reduce the secretion of gastric juice and thus lessen the chances of ulcer recurrence.
A surgical procedure in which the vagus nerve is cut to reduce acid production in the stomach. The vagus nerve, a major nerve that extends from the brain to most of the other major organs, controls production of stomach acid in addition to many other activities. A vagotomy is performed when a peptic ulcer fails to respond to medication or less invasive treatment or when complications such as bleeding or obstruction develop. The procedure is normally combined with a pyloroplasty (surgical widening of the pylorus, the stomach outlet to the intestine). In some cases, a vagotomy is done with a partial gastrectomy (surgical removal of part of the stomach). Advances in the treatment of ulcer disease have dramatically reduced the need for this procedure.
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 nerve; in selective vagotomy the branches of the nerve to the gall bladder and pancreas are left intact. Highly selective or proximal vagotomy is the cutting of the branches of the vagus nerve to the body of the stomach, leaving the branches to the outlet (pylorus) intact: this makes additional surgery to facilitate emptying of the stomach contents unnecessary.
The operation of cutting the fibres of the vagus nerve to the stomach. It was once part of the routine surgical treatment of duodenal ulcer, the aim being to reduce the flow or acidity of the gastric juice. The operation is now performed on those few patients who fail to respond to drug treatment.
Gastric denervation is a surgical intervention that involves the cutting of nerves responsible for stimulating the production of stomach acid and promoting gastric motility (movement). This procedure aims to reduce acid production and alter the movement of the stomach in order to address certain medical conditions or symptoms associated with excessive acid secretion or abnormal gastric function.
A surgical procedure that involves severing the vagus nerve, responsible for regulating stomach acid production, was once a common treatment for certain types of peptic ulcers. However, this approach has mostly been supplanted by medication-based treatments.