Medicine

Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after pancreatic surgery: a suggested definition by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS).

M. Wente, C. Bassi, C. Dervenis, A. Fingerhut, D. Gouma, J. R. Izbicki, J. Neoptolemos, R. Padbury, Michel G. Sarr, L. Traverso, C. Yeo, M. Büchler

2007.11.1SURGERY

DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2007.05.005

tlooto Summary

The proposed definition, which includes a clinical grading of DGE, should allow objective and accurate comparison of the results of future clinical trials and will facilitate the objective evaluation of novel interventions and surgical modalities in the field of pancreatic surgery.

Abstract

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WENTE, M., et al. Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after pancreatic surgery: A suggested definition by the international study group of pancreatic surgery (ISGPS). SURGERY, 2007, 142 5: 761–8.