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Using the greater omental flap to cover the cut surface of the liver for prevention of delayed gastric emptying after left-sided hepatobiliary resection: a prospective randomized controlled trial

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Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

Abstract

Objective

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect on delayed gastric emptying (DGE) of using the greater omental flap to cover the cut surface of the liver after left-sided hepatobiliary resection.

Methods

From June 2007 to December 2008, all eligible patients were randomly assigned to either the greater omental flap group (OF group) or the control group (non-OF group).

Results

A total of 40 patients remained for final analysis. The incidence of DGE after left-sided hepatobiliary resection was 25%. The incidence of DGE showed no statistically significant differences between the OF group (10%) and the non-OF group (40%) (p = 0.065). The assessment of DGE using radiopaque rings revealed that changes over time in the gastric emptying ratio (GER, percentage of rings excreted from stomach) did not differ in a significant manner between the two groups. There were significant differences in changes over time in GER (p = 0.044) between the patients with and without DGE. The patients with DGE also showed higher GER at 5 h (p = 0.042) and at 6 h (p = 0.034) than those without DGE.

Conclusions

Using the greater omental flap to cover the cut surface of the liver may reduce the incidence of DGE after left-sided hepatobiliary resection. Assessment using radiopaque markers may be useful to evaluate DGE.

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    Tsuyoshi Igami, Hideki Nishio, Tomoki Ebata, Yukihiro Yokoyama, Gen Sugawara & Masato Nagino

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Igami, T., Nishio, H., Ebata, T. et al. Using the greater omental flap to cover the cut surface of the liver for prevention of delayed gastric emptying after left-sided hepatobiliary resection: a prospective randomized controlled trial. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 18, 176–183 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00534-010-0323-z

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