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Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences 6/2011

01-06-2011 | Original Article

Proximal and Overall Gastric Emptying of Solids in Patients with Reduced Gastric Volume Accommodation Compared to Matched Controls

Authors: Michael Camilleri, Mary Breen, Michael Ryks, Duane Burton

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 6/2011

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Abstract

Background

Interventions such as gastric surgery and erythromycin result in displacement of solids to the distal stomach and acceleration of overall and proximal gastric emptying. The effect of non-surgical impairment of gastric accommodation on gastric emptying is unclear. Non-surgical impairment of gastric accommodation is associated with accelerated gastric emptying.

Aim

To compare measurements of proximal and overall gastric emptying in patients with reduced postprandial gastric volume accommodation with the emptying rates in age- and gender-matched controls with normal postprandial gastric volume accommodation.

Methods

We evaluated overall and proximal gastric emptying in nine patients with impaired gastric accommodation and age-equivalent and gender-matched controls. Gastric volumes and emptying were measured using validated SPECT and dual gamma camera scintigraphy, respectively. We compared group differences in overall and proximal gastric emptying t 1/2 by t test.

Results

Patients with impaired postprandial gastric volume accommodation had greater fasting gastric volume. The proportion of food emptied from the proximal stomach immediately after meal ingestion was lower and t 1/2 of proximal gastric emptying correspondingly longer in the group with reduced postprandial gastric accommodation. In contrast, differences were not detected in overall gastric emptying in the two groups, and the ratio of overall to proximal gastric emptying t 1/2 was greater in the group with impaired volume accommodation.

Conclusions

Proximal stomach emptying is reduced in patients with impaired postprandial volume accommodation; this difference occurs predominantly during the time of meal ingestion. Compensatory mechanisms that result in normal overall gastric emptying require further elucidation.
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Metadata
Title
Proximal and Overall Gastric Emptying of Solids in Patients with Reduced Gastric Volume Accommodation Compared to Matched Controls
Authors
Michael Camilleri
Mary Breen
Michael Ryks
Duane Burton
Publication date
01-06-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Issue 6/2011
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-011-1615-0

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