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- Title
Different gastric emptying of solid and liquid meals afterpylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy.
- Authors
Kobayashi, I.; Miyachi, M.; Kanai, M.; Nagino, M.; Kondo, S.; Kamiya, J.; Nakao, M.; Hayakawa, N.; Nimura, Y.
- Abstract
Background Transient gastric stasis immediately after pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (PPPD) is a common complication, but the cause remains unknown. Changes in gastric emptying were investigated in patients undergoing PPPD for periampullary malignancy. Methods In 14 patients undergoing PPPD, liquid- and solid-phase gastric emptying were evaluated before and after operation (mean 38 (range 27–53) days after operation). Two pharmacological gastric-emptying tests were used: the acetaminophen test for liquid-phase emptying and the sulphamethizole capsule food test for solid-phase gastric emptying. Results All patients exhibited delayed solid emptying but fairly good liquid emptying. Conclusion Gastric function in the early postoperative period after PPPD is characterized by delayed solid-phase but good liquid-phase emptying.
- Subjects
PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL surgery; ACETAMINOPHEN; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
British Journal of Surgery, 1998, Vol 85, Issue 7, p927
- ISSN
0007-1323
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00738.x