FUNCTIONAL GASTRIC IMPAIRMENT IN CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS

Authors
SIKORA SS MITAL BR PRASAD KR DAS BK KAUSHIK SP
Citation
Ss. Sikora et al., FUNCTIONAL GASTRIC IMPAIRMENT IN CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS, British Journal of Surgery, 82(8), 1995, pp. 1112-1113
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
British Journal of Surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071323
Volume
82
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1112 - 1113
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1323(1995)82:8<1112:FGIICO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Factors ifluencing gastric emptying in patients with carcinoma of the pancreas are complex and varied. Symptoms of gastric stasis are common in patients with advanced cancer without overt duodenal involvement. Delayed gastric emptying has also been observed in one-quarter of pati ents with advanced pancreatic cancer undergoing gastrojejunostomy(1) T he aetiology of delayed gastric emptying remains obscure. The mechanis ms postulated for tumour-associated gastroparesis include autovagotomy secondary retroperitoneal nerve invasion tumour-related gastroparetic factor. The primary objective of this study was to examine gastric em ptying before operation in patients with carcinoma of the pancreas and to observe the effects of gastrojejunostomy on gastric function.