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Data on gastroenterology detailed by researchers at Kagoshima University

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, November 21st, 2010

Researchers detail in 'Subtotal stomach-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (SSPPD) prevents postoperative delayed gastric emptying,' new data in gastroenterology. According to recent research from Japan, "Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is one of main complications after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD) with regional lymph node dissection (RLND). The aim of this study was to retrospectively investigate whether subtotal stomach-preserving PD (SSPPD) decreased incidence of DGE."

"This study included 112 consecutive patients underwent PPPD (n=48) or SSPPD (n=64) with/without RLND. DGE was classified into three categories (grades A, B, and C) according to...

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