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The purpose of vagotomy when doing a gastric resection is to:

A. produce gastric atony.
B. decrease gastric acid hypersecretion.
C. increase gastrin formation to neutralize hydrochloric acid.
D. decrease midline periodic pain.

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Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Vagotomy is a medical procedure which is used to decrease the gastric secretion in the stomach by denervating the parental cell that produces acid.

This condition is useful in case pf peptic ulcers. It is also used to eliminate or reduce the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in the patients who has already suffered from this.

In this operation the vagus nerve is cut down to reduce the rate of gastric secretion.

Thus, the correct answer is option B

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