Question

a client diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease and scheduled for a pyloroplasty asks the nurse about the procedure. the nurse would base the response on which information? answer options: 1. a pyloroplasty involves cutting the vagus nerve. 2. a pyloroplasty involves removing the distal portion of the stomach. 3. a pyloroplasty involves removal of the ulcer and a large portion of the cells that produce hydrochloric acid. 4. a pyloroplasty involves an excision and resuturing of the pylorus to relax the muscle and enlarge the opening from the stomach to the duodenum.

Explanation:

Pyloroplasty is a surgical procedure that involves an incision and resuturing of the pylorus to relax the muscle and enlarge the opening from the stomach to the duodenum. Cutting the vagus nerve is vagotomy. Removing the distal portion of the stomach is partial gastrectomy. Removing the ulcer and a large - portion of the cells that produce hydrochloric acid is not the definition of pyloroplasty.

Answer:

1. A pyloroplasty involves an incision and resuturing of the pylorus to relax the muscle and enlarge the opening from the stomach to the duodenum.