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

G Floros; I Galanis; P Theodoropoulos; D Bartziotas; C Theodoropoulos; M Metaxa; G Giannos; P Tsintavis; G Stylianidis; S Klimopoulos

doi:10.1155/2021/6649914

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

Case Rep Surg. 2021 Feb 23:2021:6649914. doi: 10.1155/2021/6649914. eCollection 2021.

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Affiliation

¹ 2nd Surgical Department Evaggelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Abstract

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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Case Reports