 2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 44.02
- Highly selective vagotomy
- Vagal denervation of that part of the STOMACH lined with acid-secreting mucosa (GASTRIC MUCOSA) containing the PARIETAL CELLS. Since the procedure leaves the vagal branches to the antrum and PYLORUS intact, it circumvents gastric drainage required with truncal vagotomy techniques.
- 44.02 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
- 44.02 contains 4 index entries
- View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 44.* hierarchy
44.02 also known as:- Parietal cell vagotomy
- Selective proximal vagotomy
Index entries containing 44.02:- Vagotomy (gastric) 44.00
- parietal cell
 44.02 - selective NEC 44.03
- highly 44.02
- Holle's 44.02
- proximal 44.02
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