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Preventing and treating delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after pancreatic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

25 February 2026
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Montorsi RM, Strijbos BT, Stommel MW, van Laarhoven K, Daams F, Busch OR et al.
Ann Surgery 2025; 282: 954-962.
A total of 150 RCTs including 22,260 patients demonstrated an overall delayed gastric emptying rate of 11.9 per cent, with multiple identified strategies (10+) that reduced rate of delayed gastric emptying. Only a minimally invasive approach was confirmed to be preventive in meta-analysis.
Comment: Only minimally invasive left pancreatectomy was shown to reduce delayed gastric emptying.
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