Case Reports in Surgery (Jan 2021)

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
https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6649914
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2021

Abstract

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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.