Systematic Review of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency after Gastrectomy for Cancer | Zendy

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Systematic Review of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency after Gastrectomy for Cancer

Author(s) -

Jennifer Straatman,

Jimmy Wiegel,

Nicole van der Wielen,

Elise P. Jansma,

Miguel A. Cuesta,

Donald L. van der Peet

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

digestive surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762

H-Index - 69

eISSN - 1421-9983

pISSN - 0253-4886

DOI - 10.1159/000454958

Subject(s) - medicine , gastrectomy , exocrine pancreatic insufficiency , gastroenterology , pancreatic cancer , cancer , general surgery , exocrine pancreas , pancreas , pancreatitis

Survival rates after a total gastrectomy with adequate lymphadenectomy are improving, leading to a shift in outcomes of interest from survival to postoperative outcomes and symptoms. In this systematic review, we investigate gastrointestinal symptoms that occur after a gastrectomy in relation to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and the effect of pancreatic exocrine enzyme supplementation on these symptoms.

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