Gastric emptying time, not enterogastric reflux, is related to symptoms after upper gastrointestinal/biliary surgery - 01/09/11
, Dimitris Apostolopoulos, M.D. a, Evangelia Vlontzou, M.D. aAbstract |
Background |
It has been suggested that symptoms from bile reflux gastritis are related to the frequency and degree of enterogastric reflux (EGR).
Methods |
Patients with history of upper gastrointestinal surgery or cholecystectomy as well as control patients were studied. Presence of EGR, degree of EGR, and gastric bile emptying time were assessed and quantified via 99mTC scintillation imaging and then compared between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.
Results |
Patients with vagotomy and pyloroplasty, Billroth I, Billroth II, and cholecystectomy demonstrated statistically higher degrees of EGR compared with controls. Although asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with a history of upper gastrointestinal or biliary surgery demonstrated no statistically significant differences between incidence of EGR and degree of EGR, there was a statistically significant difference in gastric emptying time.
Conclusions |
Delayed gastric emptying time, not frequency or extent of EGR, was associated with the symptoms of bile reflux in patients who had previous upper gastrointestinal or biliary operations.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Enterogastric reflux, Scintigraphy, Stomach, Gastrectomy, Cholecystectomy, Motility, Bile reflux gastritis, Gastritis
Plan
Vol 184 - N° 6
P. 596-599 - décembre 2002 Retour au numéro
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