 2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 44.01
- Truncal vagotomy
- Bilateral dissection of the abdominal branches of the vagus nerve. It is used frequently in the surgical management of duodenal and gastric ulcers, as well as in physiologic studies of gastrointestinal secretion and motility.
- 44.01 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
- 44.01 contains 1 index entry
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Index entries containing 44.01:- Vagotomy (gastric) 44.00
- truncal
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