Highly selective vagotomy 5–15 years on
✍ Scribed by Mr I. M. C. MacIntyre; A. Millar; A. N. Smith; W. P. Small
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 517 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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Since August 1971, 244 highly selective vagotomies were performed for pyloric and duodenal ulceration by one surgeon (W.A.F.M.). There was one postoperative death. Twenty (8 per cent) patients were lost to follow-up. The remaining 223 patients were followed up for 1 to 14 years (mean 4.2 years). On
## Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the clinical results after highly selective vagotomy (HSV) when used routinely at a district general hospital. A total of 229 patients with chronic duodenal or prepyloric ulcers was included in a 92 per cent complete follow-up 1–6 years after an elect