Presentation
Chest pain
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
From the case:
Highly selective vagotomy
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A cardiac pacemaker is demonstrated.
Below the diaphragm are multiple surgical clips that correspond in location to the region of stomach innervation by the vagus nerve.
From the case:
Highly selective vagotomy
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Multiple surgical clips are seen along the lesser curvature of the stomach.
Case Discussion
This is the post-procedural appearance of a highly-selective vagotomy performed because of recurrent peptic ulcer disease in the 1980s.