Is systematic nasogastric decompression after pancreaticoduodenectomy really necessary?

Elodie GaignardDamien BergeatLaetitia Courtin-TanguyMichel RayarAude MerdrignacFabien RobinKarim BoudjemaHelene BeloeilBernard MeunierLaurent Sulpice

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2018)

The absence of systematic nasogastric decompression after PD might reduce postoperative complications, DGE, and LOS. These encouraging results deserve to be confirmed by a prospective randomized study (NCT: 02594956).

Keyphrases

minimally invasive