Open AccessStapled gastro/duodenojejunostomy shortens reconstruction time during pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy
Author(s) -
Norihiro Sato
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9399
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , gastro , pancreaticoduodenectomy , surgery , gastric emptying , pylorus , duodenum , stomach , gastroenterology , reflux , resection , disease
To investigate whether a stapled technique is superior to the conventional hand-sewn technique for gastro/duodenojejunostomy during pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PpPD).