Erythromycin accelerates gastric emptying after pancreaticoduodenectomy. A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

This study tested the hypothesis that erythromycin, a motilin agonist, reduces the incidence of early DGE after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a leading cause of morbidity after pancreaticoduodenectomy, occurring in up to 40% of patients. The pathogenesis of DGE has been...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of surgery 1993-09, Vol.218 (3), p.229-238
Hauptverfasser:	Yeo, C J, Barry, M K, Sauter, P K, Sostre, S, Lillemoe, K D, Pitt, H A, Cameron, J L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Double-Blind Method Erythromycin - analogs & derivatives Erythromycin - pharmacology Female Gastric Emptying - drug effects Humans Male Middle Aged Pancreaticoduodenectomy - methods Postoperative Complications - prevention & control Prospective Studies Radionuclide Imaging Stomach - diagnostic imaging
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