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Brief Title: Effect of Probiotics in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Periampullary Neoplasms
Official Title: Effect of the Probiotics Use in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Periampullary Neoplasia - A Randomized Clinical Trial
Study ID: NCT01468779
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the probiotic use in patients with periampullary cancers undergone curative or palliative treatment considering nutritional status, postoperative complications, infection rate, length of hospitalization and mortality.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil