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Kim and Choi: Nursing Intervention for a Delayed Gastric Emptying after Pylorus-preserving Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer

초록

Purpose

The purpose of this case report is to describe the surgical procedure of pylorus preserving gastrectomy and treatment methods, and the nursing process for postoperative complications namely delayed gastric emptying.

Methods

This case study describes the treatment methods and nursing process for a patient who visited the emergency room because of delayed gastric emptying after a pylorus preserving gastrectomy.

Results

The symptoms of this patient were resolved by botox-injection, none per oral, total parenter-al nutrition, nutrition education after diagnosis by using abdominal x-ray, gastric emptying study, upper gastrointestinal series, and esophagogastroduodenoscopy.

Conclusion

According to the result of this case study, nurses should be informed about delayed gastric emptying and how to apply the correct nursing process to the patient.

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Fig. 1.
Upper-gastrointestinal series showing delayed gastric emptying.
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Fig. 2.
Surgical procedure of pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG)11) (reprinted, by permission, from copyright clearance center.)
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