“…DGE has a variety of causes, including diabetes, renal failure, liver cirrhosis, connective tissue disorders, central nervous system disorders, and surgery. DGE is frequently observed after pylorus-preserving Table 2 Outcomes of 42 patients undergoing hepatic lateral segmentectomy with or without fixation procedure N-G naso-gastric tube, EDGE early delayed gastric emptying a Significant difference pancreaticoduodenectomy, and left-sided hepatectomy also occasionally leads to DGE [2,3]. Displacement of the stomach and the disruption of normal gastrointestinal movement at the points of adhesion between the stomach and the cut surface of the liver are the most probable causes of DGE after left-sided hepatectomy without lymphadectomy [3,4].…”