Pylorus Preservation Has No Impact on Delayed Gastric Emptying After Pancreatic Head Resection

Objectives Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) has been specifically attributed to pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD). As PPPD has been shown to be comparable with the classic Kausch-Whipple pancreaticoduodenectomy (KWPD) in terms of oncological radicality, DGE has advanced to be the leading argument for hemigastrectomy in PD. Methods A prospective, nonrandomized comparison of patients undergoing PPPD (n = 113), KWPD (n = 19), and...