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. 1998 Apr;227(4):507–512. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199804000-00010

Effect of leucine 13-motilin (KW5139) on early gastric stasis after pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy.

H Matsunaga 1, M Tanaka 1, G Naritomi 1, K Yokohata 1, K Yamaguchi 1, K Chijiwa 1
PMCID: PMC1191305  PMID: 9563538

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To test a hypothesis that exogenously administered motilin would improve early gastric stasis after pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (PPPD). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Prolonged gastric stasis is a frequent complication after PPPD. We demonstrated that this might at least in part be attributable to delayed recovery of phase III activity of the gastric migrating motor complex due to low concentrations of plasma motilin caused by resection of the duodenum. METHODS: Ten patients with a mean age of 54 years (range, 33-70) who underwent PPPD were studied. An assembly of manometric tubes was placed in the gastric antrum and jejunum (neoduodenum) at surgery. A gastrostomy tube was added for drainage and volume measurements of the gastric juice. After baseline recording, saline as a placebo was given intravenously on day 14 and 0.5 microg/kg of KW5139 (leucine-13 motilin) was given on days 17 and 18 every 2 hours, 6 times a day. The daily volume of gastric juice output and a gastric motility index were measured. RESULTS: The mean period until the first appearance of phase III activity in the stomach was 41 +/- 2 days. The injection of saline did not change the gastric motility index (7.3 +/- 1.1 to 7.1 +/- 1.3 mmHg; p = 0.72). In contrast, motilin resulted in a significant increase in the gastric motility index (7.5 +/- 1.0 to 17.7 +/- 2.0 mmHg; p < 0.001). The saline injection produced no change in the daily gastric juice output (1175 +/- 140 to 1393 +/- 193 mL; p = 0.09). Motilin significantly decreased the gastric juice output (1387 +/- 157 to 934 +/- 142 mL; p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that KW5139 is a safe and effective prokinetic drug for the treatment of early gastric stasis after PPPD.

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