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Alkaline reflux gastritis and the effect of biliary diversion on gastric emptying of solid food.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  4014568     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We prospectively studied 15 consecutive patients treated for alkaline reflux gastritis to determine the gastric motility pattern associated with this disease and the effects of Roux-Y gastrojejunostomy on gastric emptying. Eleven patients had previous antrectomies (the Billroth I procedure in 4 and the Billroth II procedure in 7), and 4 had previous cholecystectomies. Gastric emptying was measured before and after Roux-Y reconstruction by computer analysis of data from a scintillation camera using technetium 99m tagged chicken liver mixed with beef stew. Gastric emptying was also measured in another 10 patients who had previous Roux-Y gastrojejunostomies and were thought from clinical findings to have gastroparesis. In the patients with alkaline gastritis, before surgery gastric emptying was normal in 25 percent, rapid in 45 percent, and delayed in 30 percent. After Roux-Y reconstruction, the rate of gastric emptying increased in 25 percent of patients, decreased in 45 percent, and did not change in 30 percent. Gastric bezoars developed in half of the patients whose gastric emptying decreased after surgery. There were no technical features of the operations nor mechanical abnormalities of the reconstructions that characterized the patients whose gastric emptying slowed postoperatively. Forty percent of the patients studied only after Roux-Y reconstruction had rapid gastric emptying, 30 percent had normal gastric emptying, and 30 percent had delayed gastric emptying. These data show that patients with alkaline reflux gastritis do not have a single pattern of gastric emptying, and Roux-Y reconstruction has no consistent effect on gastric emptying.
Authors:
C A Pellegrini; M G Patti; M Lewin; L W Way
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of surgery     Volume:  150     ISSN:  0002-9610     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Surg.     Publication Date:  1985 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-08-16     Completed Date:  1985-08-16     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370473     Medline TA:  Am J Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  166-71     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Bile*
Duodenogastric Reflux / surgery*
Female
Gastric Emptying*
Gastritis / surgery*
Humans
Jejunum / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Stomach / surgery

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