Antrectomy
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antrectomy-166-15389853
title:
Antrectomy
text:
Antrectomy, also called distal gastrectomy, is a type of gastric resection surgery that involves the removal of the stomach antrum to treat gastric diseases causing the damage, bleeding, or blockage of the stomach. This is performed using either the Billroth I (BI) or Billroth II (BII) reconstruction method. Quite often, antrectomy is used alongside vagotomy to maximise its safety and effectiveness. Modern antrectomies typically have a high success rate and low mortality rate, but the exact numb
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description:
Type of gastric resection surgery
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antrectomy
date created:
2023-03-28T13:17:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T23:34:31Z
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