Postoperative evaluation regarding gastric stasis

The nasogastric tube was usually removed at 1 day after hepatectomy in the patients who had undergone left hepatectomy. If biliary reconstruction with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy was performed, the nasogastric tube was kept for 3 days. If gastric stasis was suspected, the nasogastric tube was maintained until recovery of gastric motility function. If necessary, erythromycin and/or domperidone were administered through the nasogastric tube with expected facilitation of recovery of bowel motility.^6,7 During fasting, all patients received total parenteral nutrition. After discharge from hospital, the patients who had suffered from delayed gastric emptying were followed up every 1–2 months during the first year primarily due to delayed recovery of the gastrointestinal motility.