Is routine nasogastric tube insertion necessary in pancreaticoduodenectomy?

Journal of the Korean Surgical Society

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 257-262

  Choi, Yoon Young ^a   Kim, Jungman ^a   Seo, Daekwan ^b   Choi, Dongho ^a   Kim, Min Joo ^a   Kim, Jung Hoon ^c   Lee, Kyung Jae ^d   Hur, Kyung Yul ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal intubation; Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 81055137612     PISSN: 12260053     EISSN: 20930488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2011.81.4.257     Document Type: Article

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