A new test of completeness of vagotomy based upon the evaluation of p H variations in the
stomach is presented. The test is performed during the operation through a minimal …

There is a trend in gastric surgery towards more selective types of vagotomy but the
techniques are more difficult and incomplete nerve section may be more likely. Using the …

METHODS Testing of gastric acid secretion was by the routine method used in our
laboratory. Briefly, after an overnight fast a 16 FG duodenal tube with a metal tip was passed …

THE operation of vagotomy, reintroduced by Dragstedt in 1945, has for some time now been
accepted as a form of treatment for duodenal ulcer (Slaney, Bevan, and Brooke, 1956; Holt …

An intraoperative test for the completeness of vagotomy has been proposed and evaluated
in dogs. It combines the well established vagal stimulatory agent, 2-DG, with a reliable …

THE technique of measurement of gastric secretion has been of interest to physicians and
surgeons for many years. A major defect of most of the early methods, however, was the lack …

Previous work has shown that the duodenal ulcer population can be defined by a lower ratio
between gastric mucosal blood flow and acid secretion (during pentagastrin stimulation) …

The completeness of vagotomy was studied during operation in 769 patients by means of
the Burge, Lee, and Grassi tests and checked three months postoperatively by Hollander's …

METHODS Thirteen patients with duodenal ulceration were studied before and
approximately 3 weeks after vagotomy and gastric drainage. The vagotomy was truncal in …

METHODS Operative Procedure: Incomplete Vagotomy.-The anatomy of the vagus nerves in
the cat is similar to that in man (McCrea, 1925). The anterior gastric nerve is derived mainly …