Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2012; 18(30): 4044-4050
Published online Aug 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i30.4044
Figure 1
Figure 1 Flowchart for investigating effects of vagus nerve preservation and vagotomy on body weight and hormones such as peptide YY, ghrelin, leptin, insulin and growth hormone after total gastrectomy due to gastric cancer. AGC: Advanced gastric cancer; POD: Postoperative day; STG: Subtotal gastrectomy.