title: [Clinical study of the improvement gastrostomy in pancreaticoduodenectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the clinical significance of improvement gastrostomy in pancreaticoduodenectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical data of 82 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy and jejunostomy from November 2004 to December 2006 were collected, among which 36 patients received improvement gastrostomy (treatment group), 24 patients accepted traditionary gastrostomy (control group 1) and 22 patients without any gastrostomy (control group 2). Operative time, postoperative duration of gastrointestinal decompression tube, postoperative gastroparesis, pancreatic fistula, biliary fistula, and abdominal cavity infection were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of postoperative gastroparesis in the treatment group and control group 2 were can significantly lower than that in the control group 1 (P < 0.05). The postoperative duration of gastrointestinal decompression tube of the treatment group was significant shorter than that of control group 2 (P < 0.01). There were no significant difference in other items.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The improvement gastrostomy in pancreaticoduodenectomy is simple and secure. It can significantly shorten the postoperative duration of gastrointestinal decompression tube and also obviously reduce the incidence of postoperative gastroparesis compared with traditionary gastrostomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China. zhao8028@263.net
authors.forename: Yu-pei
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Wei-bin
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tai-ping
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Quan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Meng-hua
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Zi-wen
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D018589:Gastroparesis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome