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Vagotomy vs Antrectomy - What's the difference?

vagotomy | antrectomy |

In surgery|lang=en terms the difference between vagotomy and antrectomy

is that vagotomy is (surgery) the surgical resection of the vagus nerve so as to reduce the secretion of acid in the stomach and so control duodenal ulcers while antrectomy is (surgery) the removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.

As nouns the difference between vagotomy and antrectomy

is that vagotomy is (surgery) the surgical resection of the vagus nerve so as to reduce the secretion of acid in the stomach and so control duodenal ulcers while antrectomy is (surgery) the removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.

vagotomy

English

Noun

(wikipedia vagotomy) (vagotomies)
  • (surgery) The surgical resection of the vagus nerve so as to reduce the secretion of acid in the stomach and so control duodenal ulcers

    • antrectomy

    English

    Noun

    (antrectomies)
  • (surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.