Abstract Background/Aims: Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is frequently reported in
patients following pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). The present study tested the hypothesis
that gastrointestinal hormones known to effect gastric emptying contribute to DGE in patients
after PD. Methods: Patients with (delayed, n= 9) or without clinical signs of DGE (non-
delayed, n= 22) after PD were investigated. Plasma concentrations of motilin, glucagon-like
peptide-1 (GLP-1), neurotensin, and peptide YY (PYY) and the gastric emptying rate (GER) …