Reconsideration of Postoperative Oral Intake Tolerance After Pancreaticoduodenectomy

In Brief Objective: A prospective consecutive study was planned to evaluate the postpancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) oral intake tolerance. The occurrence of delayed gastric emptying (DGE), as defined by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS), and the amount of dietary intake were analyzed. The risk factors for low oral intake tolerance were additionally determined. Summary Background Data: The causation of DGE after PD is still...