It is left intact in highly selective vagotomy so the function of gastric emptying remains intact.
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The abdominal operation consists of a splenectomy, devascularization of the abdominal esophagus and cardia, and a selective vagotomy with pyloroplasty.
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An obsolete treatment is vagotomy ( " highly selective vagotomy " ), the surgical removal of vagus nerve branches that innervate the stomach lining.
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"' Highly selective vagotomy "'refers to denervation of only those branches supplying the lower esophagus and stomach ( leaving the nerve of Latarjet in place to ensure the emptying function of the stomach remains intact ).
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