Delayed Gastric Emptying after Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Pancreaticogastrostomy

To find out which factors influence the development of delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after pancreaticoduodenectomy with pancreaticogastrostomy.Prospective clinical study.University hospital, France.88 patients of 103 consecutive patients who had had pancreaticoduodenectomies, November 1991-November 1997.Whipple resection, and parenteral and enteral nutrition.Mortality, morbidity, and development of DGE (defined as the need for a postoperative...