• Mehrdad Nikfarjam, Eric T Kimchi, Niraj J Gusani, Syed M Shah, Mandeep Sehmbey, Serene Shereef, and Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll.
• Liver, Pancreas and Foregut Unit, Department of Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA. mehrdad.nikfarjam@gmail.com
• J. Gastrointest. Surg. 2009 Sep 1;13(9):1674-82.

BackgroundDelayed gastric emptying (DGE) continues to be a major cause of morbidity following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). A change in the method of reconstruction following PD was instituted in an attempt to reduce the incidence DGE.MethodsPatients undergoing PD from January 2002 to December 2008 were reviewed and outcomes determined. Pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD) with a retrocolic duodenojejunal anastomosis (n = 79) or a classic PD with a retrocolic gastrojejunostomy (n = 36) was performed prior to January 2008. Thereafter, a classic PD with an antecolic gastrojejunal anastomosis and placement of a retrogastric vascular omental patch was undertaken (n = 36).ResultsA statistically significant decrease in DGE was noted in the antecolic group compared to the entire retrocolic group (14% vs 40%; p = 0.004) and compared to patients treated by classic PD with a retrocolic anastomosis alone (14% vs 39%; p = 0.016). On multivariate analysis, the only modifiable factor associated with reduced DGE was the antecolic technique with an omental patch, odds ratio (OR) 0.3 (confidence interval (CI) 0.1-0.8) p = 0.022. Male gender was associated with an increased risk of DGE with OR 2.3 (CI 1.1-4.8) p = 0.026.ConclusionA classic PD combined with an antecolic anastomosis and retrogastric vascular omental patch results in a significant reduction in DGE.

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