Open AccessImprovement of Delayed Gastric Emptying in Pylorus-Preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Author(s) -
Masaji Tani,
Hiroshi Tanaka,
Manabu Kawai,
Shinomi Ina,
Seiko Hirono,
Kazuhisa Uchiyama,
Hiroki Yamaue
Publication year - 2006
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 - 10.1097/01.sla.0000201479.84934.ca
Subject(s) - medicine , gastric emptying , pancreaticoduodenectomy , duodenum , surgery , pylorus , gastroenterology , stomach , anesthesia , resection
To determine if an antecolic or a retrocolic duodenojejunostomy during pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PpPD) was associated with the least incidence of delayed gastric emptying (DGE), in a prospective, randomized, controlled trial.