Is nasogastric or nasojejunal decompression necessary after gastrectomy? A prospective randomized trial.

Background: Nasogastric decompression has been routinely used in most major abdominal operations to prevent the consequences of postoperative ileus. The aim of the present study was to assess the necessity for routine prophylactic nasogastric or nasojejunal decompression after gastrectomy.

Methods: A prospective randomized trial included 84 patients undergoing elective partial or total gastrectomy.

[Non-differentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells of the pancreas].

We report the case of a 53-year-old man who presented a mass involving the head of the pancreas resulting in isolated jaundice. Histologically, the tumor was an undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells of the pancreas. This very rare neoplasm resembles giant cell tumor of bone.