title: A technique of gastrojejunostomy to reduce delayed gastric emptying after pancreatoduodenectomy.
abstract: Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) through a gastroenterostomy is a clinical problem that affects many patients who have a standard Whipple procedure. A new method, which is associated with a low rate of DGE, is described.
authors.affiliation: Section of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Adeel S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Linehan
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Strasberg
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000517:prevention & control; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D013537:Sutures; D013997:Time Factors