Open AccessPancreatic Fibrosis Correlates With Delayed Gastric Emptying After Pylorus-Preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy With Pancreaticogastrostomy
Author(s) -
Hiroya Murakami,
Harumi Suzuki,
Takaaki Nakamura
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200202000-00012
Subject(s) - medicine , gastric emptying , gastroenterology , pancreaticoduodenectomy , pancreatitis , pylorus , fibrosis , pancreas , pancreatic disease , pancreatic juice , cystic fibrosis , stomach
To show that residual pancreatitis delays gastric emptying, the authors used surgical specimens and studied gastric stasis after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD).