Efficacy of prolonged elemental diet therapy after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A pilot prospective randomized trial (UMIN000004108)

Backgrounds and aims This randomized clinical trial examined efficacy of prolonged elemental diet (ED) therapy after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which often causes postoperative malnutrition leading to worsened short- and long-term outcomes. Methods Thirty-nine patients with PDAC receiving PD was randomly assigned to prolonged ED group (PEDG) and control group (CG). Fat-free ED (Elental®, EA Pharma...