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Descriptor English:

Vagotomy

Descriptor Spanish:

Vagotomía

Descriptor Portuguese:

Vagotomia

Synonyms English:

Vagotomies

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
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
VE veterinary

Record Number:

15031

Unique Identifier:

D014628

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