Discussion of previous views as to the control of gastric evacuation ...... Mechanical agencies in the stomach ................ Mechanical agencies in the intestine ................ Chemical agencies in the stomach ................. Chemical agencies in the duodenum ................ The two factors concerned in gastric evacuation ........ d .... The facts to be explained ..................... A...

BACKGROUND Delayed gastric emptying is a serious complication of pancreaticoduodenectomy. The effect of pylorus removal on delayed gastric emptying has not been well evaluated. STUDY DESIGN We searched five databases (PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Scopus and Web of Science) up to July 2014. The meta-regression analysis was performed to evaluate any fac...

Discussion of previous views as to the control of gastric evacuation ...... Mechanical agencies in the stomach ................ Mechanical agencies in the intestine ................ Chemical agencies in the stomach ................. Chemical agencies in the duodenum ................ The two factors concerned in gastric evacuation ........ d .... The facts to be explained ..................... A...

Pancreatoduodenectomy is the treatment of choice for patients with benign and malignant disease of pancreatic head. Classic pancreatoduodenectomy was described by Whipple originally and included distal hemigastrectomy. Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (pylorus-preserving) was popularized in the late 1970s for benign disease and it included full preservation of the pylorus. However, dela...

Postesophagectomy gastric outlet obstruction occurs in 20%–30% of patients who undergo esophagectomy and is associated with significant morbidity and delayed recovery [1]. Recently, endoscopic pyloromyotomy, also called gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), has been reported, in pigs and in a patient with refractory diabetic gastroparesis [2, 3]. We report a case of postesophagectomy delay...