Gastric Decompression and Enteral Feeding Through a Double-Lumen Gastrojejunostomy Tube Improves Outcomes After Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Abstract

In patients undergoing PD, insertion of a GJT is safe. Moreover, insertion of a GJT improves average length of stay. At the time of resection of periampullary tumors, GJT insertion should be considered, especially given this is a patient population in which weight loss and cachexia are frequent.