Although vagotomy has proved an effective treatment for duodenal ulcer, the majority of
surgeons are reluctant to employ this procedure because of its undesirable side effects. We …

A VOLUME to honor the 20 years of superb service that Dr. Dallas B. Phemister has given to
the Department of Surgery and to the Medical School of the University of Chicago is fitting …

This monograph is a summary of observations collected over the past ten years on vagal
denervation of the stomach and the functional pathology of the vagotomized stomach. It is …

Kronborg, O., Malmström, J. & Christiansen, PM 1970. A Comparison between the Results of
Truncal and Selective Vagotomy in Patients with Duodenal Ulcer. Scand. J. Gastroent. 5 …

A prospective randomized clinical study was carried out in 145 patients to compare the
effects of truncal and selective gastric vagotomy. Evaluation of results of vagotomy have …

The designation and comparative effects of the various types of vagotomy in current use for
the treatment of duodenal ulcer are discussed and the surgical anatomy of the form known …

DIviSION OF THE VAGUS NERVE supply to the stomach has been performed on 52I
patients at The University of Chicago Clinics during the six year period fromJanuary, I943, to …

A consecutive series of 25 patients with chronic duodenal ulcer has been treated by highly
selective vagotomy without a drainage procedure. The vagal fibres passing to the distal 5–7 …

In a randomized controlled trial 50 patients with duodenal ulcer treated by proximal gastric
vagotomy (PGV) without drainage were compared with 50 who underwent selective …

A prospective randomized trial of 40 duodenal ulcer patients is reviewed. The patients had
one of four operations (selective vagotomy, proximal gastric vagotomy, selective vagotomy …