title: [Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy--a report of 15 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To prevent post operative disturbauce of gastric emptying by pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (PPPD).
  
  
  METHODS
  1. To preserve the vascular and nerve supply of gastric antrum, pylorus and duodenal bulb during operation. 2. To ensure long enough resection of duodenum from the pylorus. 3. To perform folding suture to shorten the hapatogastric ligament.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 15 cases of pancreatic and periampullar cancer so freated, neither residual cancer nor gastric emptying disorder was found after operation. The quality of life of the patients was improved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PPPD is a therapeutic choice for patients with pancreatic and peri-ampullar cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Shanxi Tumour Hospital, Taiyuan 030013.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011708:Pylorus / Q000601:surgery*