Risk factors and prognosis of gastric stasis, a crucial problem after laparoscopic pylorus-preserving gastrectomy for early middle-third gastric cancer

ConclusionsE-stasis after LPPG occurs in 7.6% of patients. Age, DM, and intraabdominal infection are significantly related to E-stasis. E-stasis is associated with poorer nutritional and functional outcomes even at 1  year postoperatively.
Source: Gastric Cancer - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research