Mohamed Abdelrahman¹*, Helen Neilens², Victoria Yates², Amber Lorde², Arun Ariyarathenam¹, Richard Berrisford¹, Lee Humphreys¹, Grant Sanders¹, Tim Wheatley¹ and David SY Chan¹

¹Department of Upper GI Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom

*Corresponding Author: Mohamed Abdelrahman, Department of Upper GI Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom.

Received: May 08, 2023; Published: July 12, 2023

Abstract

Early delayed gastric emptying (DGE) occurs in up to 37% of patients following esophagectomy. This can contribute to increased anastomotic leak and respiratory infection rates. Although the treatment of DGE in the form of pyloric balloon dilatation (PBD) post-operatively is well established, there is no consensus on the optimal approach in the prevention of DGE. The ultimate aim is to carry out a randomised control trial to determine the efficacy of prophylactic PBD in the prevention of DGE following esophagectomy. This manuscript details the protocol, recruitment strategy and potential timeline for a feasibility study addressing this. We detail the rationale, objectives, design and methods of this study. Patients will be recruited over a six-month period and randomised to either a control group (no intervention) or a treatment group (prophylactic PBD).

 Keywords: Delayed Gastric Emptying (DGE); Pyloric Balloon Dilatation (PBD); Stomach

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Citation

Citation: Mohamed Abdelrahman., et al. “Randomised Controlled Trial (Feasibility Study) of Prophylactic Pyloric Balloon Dilatation During Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy to Prevent Delayed Gastric Emptying". Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 6.8 (2023): 09-16.

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Copyright: © 2023 Mohamed Abdelrahman., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.