Gastrostomy as a Preemptive Measure after Pancreatoduodenectomy against Delayed Gastric Emptying: A Small Case Series and a Review of the Literature | Zendy

Georgios Floros | Zendy; Ilias Galanis | Zendy; Panagiotis Theodoropoulos | Zendy; Dimitrios Bartziotas | Zendy; Christophoros Theodoropoulos | Zendy; Myriam Metaxa | Zendy; Georgios Giannos | Zendy; Panagiotis Tsintavis | Zendy; Georgios Stylianidis | Zendy; Serafim Klimopoulos | Zendy

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Gastrostomy as a Preemptive Measure after Pancreatoduodenectomy against Delayed Gastric Emptying: A Small Case Series and a Review of the Literature

Author(s) -

Georgios Floros,

Ilias Galanis,

Panagiotis Theodoropoulos,

Dimitrios Bartziotas,

Christophoros Theodoropoulos,

Myriam Metaxa,

Georgios Giannos,

Panagiotis Tsintavis,

Georgios Stylianidis,

Serafim Klimopoulos

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

case reports in surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6900

pISSN - 2090-6919

DOI - 10.1155/2021/6649914

Subject(s) - medicine , gastric emptying , pancreaticoduodenectomy , surgery , gastrostomy , complication , general surgery , gastroenterology , stomach , resection

Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a common (20–30%) postoperative complication following pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) (Parmar et al., 2013). Various causes and preemptive measures have been suggested to decrease the occurrence of DGE. We added a simple step in the procedure of 26 consecutive pancreatic head resections, which seems to alleviate DGE and has never been highlighted before.

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