title: [Clinical analysis of 18 cases with postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome after pancreaticoduodenectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the prevention and treatment for postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome (PGS) after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data of 18 PGS cases after pancreaticoduodenectomy were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  PGS of these 18 patients occurred within 4-10 days after operation. All of the PGS patients were cured with mean 25.4 days by conservative therapy and no one received re-operation. PGS was closely associated with the operation procedure (chi(2)=3.90, P<0.05)and postoperative complications (chi(2)=3.92, P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Incidence of PGS can be decreased by improvement of surgical procedure and prevention of abdominal complications. PGS can be cured by conservative therapy generally. Re-operation should be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Departtment of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-ling
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Wen-hui
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Da-yong
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: Xin-yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D018589:Gastroparesis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications