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Whether continued oral feeding may have a negative impact on healing of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is unclear. The aim was to test the hypothesis that oral feeding is non‐inferior… Click to show full abstract
Whether continued oral feeding may have a negative impact on healing of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is unclear. The aim was to test the hypothesis that oral feeding is non‐inferior to enteral feeding in closure of POPF after pancreatoduodenectomy, and to clarify the effects of oral feeding on the duration and grade of POPF.
Keywords:
feeding;
pancreatic fistula;
pancreatoduodenectomy;
postoperative pancreatic;
enteral feeding
Journal Title: British Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: British Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2019
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