adjective
- occurring after or relating to the period following a vagotomy (surgical cutting of the vagus nerve)
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The patient experienced postvagotomy syndrome characterized by dumping and diarrhea.
- Postvagotomy complications can include delayed gastric emptying.
- The physician monitored postvagotomy symptoms in the weeks following surgery.
- Postvagotomy diarrhea is a known side effect of the procedure.