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DeCS

Descriptor English:

Vagotomy

Descriptor Spanish:

Vagotomía

Descriptor Portuguese:

Vagotomia

Tree Number:

Definition English:

The interruption or removal of any part of the vagus (10th cranial) nerve. Vagotomy may be performed for research or for therapeutic purposes.

Indexing Annotation English:

also called "hyperselective," "superselective," "supraselective," "ultraselective" vagotomy

Allowable Qualifiers English:

AE adverse effects	CL classification
CT contraindications	EC economics
ED education	ES ethics
HI history	IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence	MT methods
MO mortality	NU nursing
PX psychology	RH rehabilitation
ST standards	SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends	UT utilization
VE veterinary

Record Number:

15031

Unique Identifier:

D014628

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