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Maconi G, Hausken T, Dietrich CF, Pallotta N, Sporea I, Nurnberg D, Dirks K, Romanini L, Serra C, Braden B, Sparchez Z, Gilja OH. Gastrointestinal Ultrasound in Functional Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract - EFSUMB Consensus Statement. Ultrasound Int Open 2021; 7:E14-E24. [PMID: 34104853 PMCID: PMC8163523 DOI: 10.1055/a-1474-8013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Abdominal ultrasonography and intestinal ultrasonography are widely used as first diagnostic tools for investigating patients with abdominal symptoms, mainly for excluding organic diseases. However, gastrointestinal ultrasound (GIUS), as a real-time diagnostic imaging method, can also provide information on motility, flow, perfusion, peristalsis, and organ filling and emptying, with high temporal and spatial resolution. Thanks to its noninvasiveness and high repeatability, GIUS can investigate functional gastrointestinal processes and functional gastrointestinal diseases (FGID) by studying their behavior over time and their response to therapy and providing insight into their pathophysiologic mechanisms. The European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) has established a Task Force Group consisting of GIUS experts, which developed clinical recommendations and guidelines on the role of GIUS in several acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases. This review is dedicated to the role of GIUS in assisting the diagnosis of FGID and particularly in investigating patients with symptoms of functional disorders, such as dysphagia, reflux disorders, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel habits. The available scientific evidence of GIUS in detecting, assessing, and investigating FGID are reported here, while highlighting sonographic findings and its usefulness in a clinical setting, defining the actual and potential role of GIUS in the management of patients, and providing information regarding future applications and research.
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- Giovanni Maconi
- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, "L.Sacco" University Hospital, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Kliniken Hirslanden Beau-Site, Salem und Permanence, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Victor Babes Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
- Department of Gastroenterology, Universitatea de Vest din Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Brandenburg Institute for Clinical Ultrasound (BICUS) – Medical University Brandenburg “Theodor Fontane”, Faculty of Medicine and Philosophy and Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Neuruppin, Germany
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- Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Rems-Murr-Klinikum Winnenden, Winnenden, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Radiologia 1, Hospital of Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Hospital of Bologna Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, Bologna, Italy
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- 3rd Medical Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Haukeland University Hospital, Haukeland University Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Steinsvik EK, Hatlebakk JG, Hausken T, Nylund K, Gilja OH. Ultrasound imaging for assessing functions of the GI tract. Physiol Meas 2021; 42:024002. [PMID: 33434898 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/abdad7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In the following review we outline how ultrasound can be used to measure physiological processes in the gastrointestinal tract. APPROACH We have investigated the potential of ultrasound in assessing gastrointestinal physiology including original research regarding both basic methodology and clinical applications. MAIN RESULTS Our main findings show the use of ultrasound to study esophageal motility, measure volume and contractility of the stomach, assess motility, wall thickness, and perfusion of the small bowel, and evaluate wall vascularization and diameters of the large bowel. SIGNIFICANCE Ultrasound is a widely accessible technology that can be used for both scientific and clinical purposes. Being radiation-free and user friendly, the examination can be frequently repeated enabling longitudinal studies. Furthermore, it does not influence normal GI physiology, thus being useful to estimate motility and subtle changes in physiology. Accordingly, ultrasound scanning and physiological measurements may make a big difference for the scientist and the doctor; and for the patients who receive an efficient work-up.
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- Elisabeth K Steinsvik
- National Center for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- National Center for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- National Center for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- National Center for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- National Center for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Ong AML. Utility of gastrointestinal ultrasound in functional gastrointestinal disorders: A narrative review. World J Meta-Anal 2020; 8:109-118. [DOI: 10.13105/wjma.v8.i2.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Gastrointestinal (GI) ultrasound (GIUS) is valuable in the evaluation of GI diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, but its use in functional GI disorders (FGIDs) is largely unknown although promising. In order to review the current knowledge on current and potential uses of GIUS in FGIDs, information was obtained via a structured literature search through PubMed, EMBASE and Google Scholar databases with a combination of MESH and keyword search terms: “ultrasound”, “functional GI disorders”, “irritable bowel syndrome”, “functional dyspepsia”, “intestinal ultrasound”, “point of care ultrasonography”, “transabdominal sonography”, “motility”, “faecal loading”, “constipation”. GIUS is currently used for various settings involving upper and lower GI tracts, including excluding organic diseases, evaluating physiology, guiding treatment options and building rapport with patients. GIUS can be potentially used to correlate mechanisms with symptoms, evaluate mechanisms behind treatment efficacy, and investigate further the origin of symptoms in real-time. In conclusion, GIUS is unique in its real-time, interactive and non-invasive nature, with the ability of evaluating several physiological mechanisms with one test, thus making it attractive in the evaluation and management of FGIDs. However, there are still limitations and concerns of operator dependence and lack of validation data for widespread implementation of GIUS in FGIDs.
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- Andrew Ming-Liang Ong
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169856, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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Vijayvargiya P, Camilleri M, Chedid V, Mandawat A, Erwin PJ, Murad MH. Effects of Promotility Agents on Gastric Emptying and Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Gastroenterology 2019; 156:1650-1660. [PMID: 30711628 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.01.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Studies have reported a lack of association between improvements in gastric emptying (GE) and upper gastrointestinal (UGI) symptoms with promotility drugs. However, GE test methods were suboptimal in some studies. We assessed improvements in GE and UGI symptoms in patients given promotility agents in studies with optimal or moderate test methods (scintigraphy or breath test, solid meal, >2 hours duration) compared to studies with suboptimal GE test methods. METHODS With an expert librarian, we completed an extensive search of publications in the Ovid MEDLINE (1946 to present), EMBASE (1988 to January 2018), and EBM Reviews Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, without restrictions on language or year. Two independent reviewers evaluated the following inclusion criteria: randomized, blinded, parallel, or crossover trials of 5HT4 agonists, D2 receptor antagonist, or ghrelin agonists; trials that measured change in GE (T1/2) or composite UGI symptoms; trials of patients with functional dyspepsia and gastroparesis; and trials of GE test methods. Standardized mean differences (units expressed as SD) were used to standardize symptom assessments that were not uniform across studies. Random effects model was used to analyze data and meta-regression was used to evaluate the association between change in GE and UGI symptoms. RESULTS Of 899 studies considered, 22 studies assessed change in GE; 23 evaluated UGI symptoms; and 14 evaluated GE and UGI symptoms. Promotility agents significantly accelerated GE (T1/2) in all studies (mean reduction in T1/2, 16.3 minutes; 95% confidence interval, -22.1 to -10.6 minutes) and in studies that used optimal GE test methods (mean reduction in T1/2, 23.6 minutes; 95% confidence interval, -32.3 to -14.9 minutes). Promotility agents also significantly reduced UGI symptoms (mean reduction, 0.25 SD; 95% confidence interval, -0.37 to -0.13 SD). Meta-regression found no significant association between change in GE and UGI symptoms. However, when only studies with optimal GE test methods were evaluated, there was a significant positive association between improvement in GE and UGI symptoms (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS In a meta-analysis of published trials, we found promotility agents to significantly accelerate GE (when optimal test methods were used) and to produce significant improvements in UGI symptoms.
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- Priya Vijayvargiya
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Evidence Based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Ultrasonography (US) is a safe and available real-time, high-resolution imaging method, which during the last decades has been increasingly integrated as a clinical tool in gastroenterology. New US applications have emerged with enforced data software and new technical solutions, including strain evaluation, three-dimensional imaging and use of ultrasound contrast agents. Specific gastroenterologic applications have been developed by combining US with other diagnostic or therapeutic methods, such as endoscopy, manometry, puncture needles, diathermy and stents. US provides detailed structural information about visceral organs without hazard to the patients and can play an important clinical role by reducing the need for invasive procedures. This paper presents different aspects of US in gastroenterology, with a special emphasis on the contribution from Nordic scientists in developing clinical applications.
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- Svein Ødegaard
- Department of Medicine, National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen , Bergen , Norway
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Di Stefano M, Miceli E, Tana P, Mengoli C, Bergonzi M, Pagani E, Corazza GR. Fasting and postprandial gastric sensorimotor activity in functional dyspepsia: postprandial distress vs. epigastric pain syndrome. Am J Gastroenterol 2014; 109:1631-9. [PMID: 25199472 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2014.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Little information is available on the mechanisms responsible for dyspeptic symptoms in postprandial distress syndrome (PDS), characterized by the presence of prevalently meal-related early satiation and fullness, and the epigastric pain syndrome (EPS), characterized by the prominent symptom of epigastric pain, generally not meal related. In a group of PDS patients, the presence of hypersensitivity to gastric distension in both fasting and postprandial phases was described as the main pathophysiological mechanism; on the contrary, we have no information on the pathophysiology of EPS. METHODS Sixty Helicobacter pylori (HP)-negative, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-negative, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)-negative patients with functional dyspepsia according to Rome III criteria underwent symptom, anxiety, depression, and somatization evaluation, gastric barostat test, and gastric emptying time evaluation for solids. Fifteen age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers (HVs) were also enrolled as a control group. RESULTS In PDS patients, the prevalence of both fasting and postprandial hypersensitivity was higher than in EPS patients, and the extent of postprandial reduction of discomfort threshold was significantly correlated with symptom severity. In EPS patients, gastric volume at fasting discomfort threshold and fasting compliance were significantly lower than in PDS patients. Gastric emptying time and gastric accommodation were similar between the two dyspeptic groups. Dyspeptic patients showed a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders than HVs, but the prevalence was similar between PDS and EPS patients. CONCLUSIONS Fasting and postprandial hypersensitivity characterize PDS patients and a reduction of gastric compliance is present in EPS patients. However, the pathophysiology of EPS appears more complex than PDS and further studies are needed to analyze central processing and integration of afferent pathways in order to clarify the role of the central nervous system in this condition.
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- Michele Di Stefano
- 1st Department of Medicine, University of Pavia, IRCCS "S. Matteo" Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- 1st Department of Medicine, University of Pavia, IRCCS "S. Matteo" Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- 1st Department of Medicine, University of Pavia, IRCCS "S. Matteo" Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- 1st Department of Medicine, University of Pavia, IRCCS "S. Matteo" Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- 1st Department of Medicine, University of Pavia, IRCCS "S. Matteo" Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- 1st Department of Medicine, University of Pavia, IRCCS "S. Matteo" Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- 1st Department of Medicine, University of Pavia, IRCCS "S. Matteo" Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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Dietary factors are increasingly recognized to have an important role in triggering symptoms in a large proportion of patients with functional dyspepsia. Fatty foods seem to be the main culprits, but other foods (including carbohydrate-containing foods, milk and dairy products, citrus fruits, spicy foods, coffee and alcohol) have also been implicated. However, blind challenge tests do not provide consistent results. Moreover, although patients identify specific foods as triggers of their symptoms, these patients often do not seem to make behavioural adjustments in an attempt to improve symptoms; that is, any differences in dietary intake and lifestyle between patients and healthy individuals are small. Patients with functional dyspepsia exhibit mixed sensory-motor abnormalities, such as gastric hypersensitivity and impaired gastric accommodation of a meal. Nutrients, particularly fat, exacerbate these abnormalities and might thereby trigger postprandial symptoms. Cognitive factors, including anticipation related to previous negative experience with certain foods, might also have a role in triggering symptoms. Studies evaluating the potential beneficial effect of dietary interventions and changes in lifestyle are lacking, and this Review outlines a number of options that could be used as starting points for meaningful large-scale studies in the future.
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- Christine Feinle-Bisset
- University of Adelaide Discipline of Medicine and Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Nutritional Physiology, Interventions and Outcomes, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
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Szarka LA, Camilleri M. Gastric emptying. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009; 7:823-7. [PMID: 19394443 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2009] [Revised: 04/14/2009] [Accepted: 04/16/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Lawrence A Szarka
- Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research (CENTER), College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Franke A, Hepp C, Harder H, Beglinger C, Singer MV. Esomeprazole reduces gastroesophageal reflux after beer consumption in healthy volunteers. Scand J Gastroenterol 2009; 43:1425-31. [PMID: 18924018 DOI: 10.1080/00365520802105110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are advised to avoid alcoholic beverages since alcohol consumption induces gastroesophageal reflux in healthy volunteers and increases it in patients with GERD. Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are frequently administered for reflux symptoms but their effect on gastroesophageal reflux after alcohol consumption has not yet been fully studied. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate the effect of esomeprazole, an S-enantiomer of omeprazole, on gastroesophageal reflux after beer consumption. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover study, 16 healthy male volunteers received 20 mg esomeprazole daily for one week. On day 7, in an acute experiment, the subjects then consumed 500 ml beer within 5 min. Subsequently, gastroesophageal reflux was monitored by pH-metry over a period of 3 h. In addition, gastric emptying was measured by ultrasonography and blood concentrations of ethanol, cholecystokinin and gastrin were determined. RESULTS Gastroesophageal reflux was significantly (p=0.001) reduced by 93% after treatment with esomeprazole (0.2%, median percentage of time pH<4) as compared to placebo (2.6%), but gastric emptying, blood ethanol and cholecystokinin concentrations were not significantly different after esomeprazole treatment. Plasma gastrin levels were significantly (p=0.0003) higher after esomeprazole (98.6+/-19.7 pg/ml) than after placebo (22.7+/-3.8 pg/ml) before beer consumption. However, there was no difference in the increase in plasma gastrin after beer consumption between the esomeprazole treatment and placebo. CONCLUSIONS Esomeprazole significantly reduces gastroesophageal reflux after beer consumption in healthy volunteers. Gastric emptying of beer is not prolonged after treatment with esomeprazole, although compared with placebo, this PPI induced significantly higher plasma gastrin concentrations. Moderate alcohol consumption does not worsen gastroesophageal reflux when a PPI is administered.
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- Andreas Franke
- Department of Medicine II (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases), University Hospital of Heidelberg at Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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Nylund K, Ødegaard S, Hausken T, Folvik G, Lied GA, Viola I, Hauser H, Gilja OH. Sonography of the small intestine. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15:1319-30. [PMID: 19294761 PMCID: PMC2658828 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.1319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In the last two decades, there has been substantial development in the diagnostic possibilities for examining the small intestine. Compared with computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, capsule endoscopy and double-balloon endoscopy, ultrasonography has the advantage of being cheap, portable, flexible and user- and patient-friendly, while at the same time providing the clinician with image data of high temporal and spatial resolution. The method has limitations with penetration in obesity and with intestinal air impairing image quality. The flexibility ultrasonography offers the examiner also implies that a systematic approach during scanning is needed. This paper reviews the basic scanning techniques and new modalities such as contrast-enhanced ultrasound, elastography, strain rate imaging, hydrosonography, allergosonography, endoscopic sonography and nutritional imaging, and the literature on disease-specific findings in the small intestine. Some of these methods have shown clinical benefit, while others are under research and development to establish their role in the diagnostic repertoire. However, along with improved overall image quality of new ultrasound scanners, these methods have enabled more anatomical and physiological changes in the small intestine to be observed. Accordingly, ultrasound of the small intestine is an attractive clinical tool to study patients with a range of diseases.
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There is an array of tests available to measure gastric motility. Some tests measure end points, such as gastric emptying, that result from several different functions, whereas other tests are more specific and test only a single parameter, such as contractility. This article reviews the tests most commonly available in practice and research to evaluate in vivo the gastric functions of emptying, accommodation, contractility, and myoelectrical activity. The rationale for testing, the relative strengths and weaknesses of each test, and technical details are summarized. We also briefly indicate the applications and validations of the tests for use in experimental animal studies.
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- Lawrence A Szarka
- Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research, Mayo Clinic, Charlton 8-110, 200 First St. S.W., Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Dizdar V, Gilja OH, Hausken T. Increased visceral sensitivity in Giardia-induced postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia. Effect of the 5HT3-antagonist ondansetron. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2007; 19:977-82. [PMID: 17973637 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2007.00988.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In an outbreak of waterborne giardiasis where 1300 subjects were diagnosed, with Giardia lamblia, 139 continued to have abdominal symptoms of whom two of three had negative stool culture and microscopy. These were considered to have a postinfectious functional gastrointestinal disorder. We investigated visceral hypersensitivity in patients with persisting abdominal symptoms after Giardia infection and assessed the effect of 5HT(3)-antagonist ondansetron. Twenty-two patients with Giardia negative stools and 19 controls were included. A subset of patients (n = 15) had both irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD). All subjects underwent a satiety test with a soup combined with three-dimensional ultrasound. Fifteen of 22 patients underwent double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study with the 5-HT(3) antagonist ondansetron given orally. Drinking capacity was lower in patients than in controls (P < 0.01) and gastric emptying was reduced (P < 0.05). Patients had more symptoms both fasting and postprandially (P < 0.001) compared to controls. Ondansetron had no effect on these parameters except from less nausea postprandially (P < 0.05). In conclusion, patients with Giardia-induced gastrointestinal symptoms developed both IBS and FD. They exhibited gastric hypersensitivity with lower drinking capacity and delayed gastric emptying. The 5-HT(3) antagonist ondansetron did not improve drinking capacity, gastric emptying or symptoms except nausea.
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- V Dizdar
- Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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Gilja OH, Hatlebakk JG, Odegaard S, Berstad A, Viola I, Giertsen C, Hausken T, Gregersen H. Advanced imaging and visualization in gastrointestinal disorders. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13:1408-21. [PMID: 17457973 PMCID: PMC4146926 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i9.1408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Advanced medical imaging and visualization has a strong impact on research and clinical decision making in gastroenterology. The aim of this paper is to show how imaging and visualization can disclose structural and functional abnormalities of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Imaging methods such as ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), endoscopy, endosonography, and elastography will be outlined and visualization with Virtual Reality and haptic methods. Ultrasonography is a versatile method that can be used to evaluate antral contractility, gastric emptying, transpyloric flow, gastric configuration, intragastric distribution of meals, gastric accommodation and strain measurement of the gastric wall. Advanced methods for endoscopic ultrasound, three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound, and tissue Doppler (Strain Rate Imaging) provide detailed information of the GI tract. Food hypersensitivity reactions including gastrointestinal reactions due to food allergy can be visualized by ultrasonography and MRI. Development of multi-parametric and multi-modal imaging may increase diagnostic benefits and facilitate fusion of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging in the future.
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- Odd Helge Gilja
- National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen N-5021, Norway.
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Lunding JA, Tefera S, Gilja OH, Hausken T, Bayati A, Rydholm H, Mattsson H, Berstad A. Rapid initial gastric emptying and hypersensitivity to gastric filling in functional dyspepsia: effects of duodenal lipids. Scand J Gastroenterol 2006; 41:1028-36. [PMID: 16938715 DOI: 10.1080/00365520600590513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Impaired distension-induced gastric accommodation and hypersensitivity to distension have been demonstrated by gastric barostat in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD). In this study we investigated distension-induced responses to gastric filling with water in healthy volunteers and FD patients, using non-invasive ultrasonography. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eighteen healthy volunteers and 18 FD patients were given infusions of 10 ml saline or lipid (3 kcal/ml) through a nasoduodenal tube. After tube retraction, the stomach was filled with 1000 ml water during 10 min. Intragastric volume was monitored by 3D ultrasonography, and fullness, pain and nausea were assessed. RESULTS Compared with healthy volunteers, patients with FD had faster gastric emptying at 5 min (p = 0.0008) and reported more fullness (p = 0.006) during gastric filling with water. Prior duodenal lipid exposure reduced initial gastric emptying rate in FD patients to the level seen in healthy volunteers. However, despite similar gastric volumes, the patients still reported greater fullness (p = 0.002) and nausea (p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Patients with FD had abnormally rapid initial gastric emptying of water and hypersensitivity to gastric filling. Though normalizing gastric emptying rate and volumes, duodenal lipid exposure did not improve hypersensitivity. Rapid initial gastric emptying of water might be a sign of impaired distension-induced gastric accommodation.
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- Johan A Lunding
- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Medicine and National Centre of Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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Gastric accommodation is important for the under-standing of the pathophysiology in functional dyspepsia and is also relevant for symptom generation in other disorders. The term gastric accommodation has at least three different meanings: The accommodation process, the accommodation reflex, and the accommodation response. The gastric accommodation process is a complex phenomenon that describes how the size of the gastric compartment changes in response to a meal. The electronic barostat is considered the gold standard in assessing gastric accommodation. Imaging methods, including MRI, SPECT, and ultrasonography may also be used, particularly in patients who are stress-responsive, e.g. functional dyspepsia patients, as a non-invasive and less stress-inducing method is favourable. Ultrasonography satisfies these criteria as it does not by itself distort the physiological response in stress-responsive individuals.
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- Odd Helge Gilja
- National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, Norway.
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Nagi B, Rana SS, Kochhar R, Bhasin DK. Sonoenteroclysis: a new technique for the diagnosis of small bowel diseases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 31:417-24. [PMID: 16447095 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-005-0356-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2004] [Accepted: 03/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Radiologic evaluation of small bowel is usually done by barium examination, which involves considerable radiation exposure. A new sonographic method, sonoenteroclysis, is a promising technique for diagnosing small intestinal disorders. In this study the applicability, performance, and diagnostic yield of sonoenteroclysis were assessed and the results of this novel method were compared with those of barium enteroclysis. METHODS Forty-five consecutive patients with suspected small bowel disorder were studied. All patients underwent abdominal ultrasound before and after infusion of an isotonic nonabsorbable electrolyte solution containing polyethylene glycol through a nasojejunal tube (modified Billbao Dotter tube), and images at various levels were obtained. Small bowel wall thickness, luminal narrowing, intestinal dilatation, peristalsis, and extraintestinal complications were noted. It was followed by barium enteroclysis and findings were recorded. Findings of sonoenteroclysis were compared with those of barium enteroclysis. RESULTS Satisfactory distention of the intestinal lumen was obtained with sequential visualization of jejunoileal loops in 34.4 +/- 18.4 min. Of 45 patients, 10 showed normal small bowel on sonoenteroclysis and barium enteroclysis. These 10 patients served as controls. Sonoenteroclysis displayed normal diameters smaller than 3.0 and 2.0 cm for the jejunum and ileum, respectively. Bowel wall thickness was 1.7 to 3.0 mm and all five layers of bowel wall could be well appreciated. Valvulae conniventes were clearly visualized with a fold thickness between 1.4 and 2.0 mm. The remaining 35 patients showed abnormalities in the form of strictures, matted bowel loops, dilated loops, thickened folds, deformed ileocecal junction, mass lesions, etc., on sonoenteroclysis and barium enteroclysis. In addition, sonoenteroclysis showed thickened bowel wall with loss of stratification. Extraintestinal findings such as enlarged lymph nodes and ascites were also disclosed at the time of sonography. These were diagnosed subsequently as cases of tuberculosis (n = 23), celiac disease (n = 6), adenocarcinoma (n = 2), leiomyoma (n = 2), Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (n = 1), and segmental enteritis (n = 1). CONCLUSIONS The diagnostic accuracy of sonoenteroclysis for detecting small bowel lesions is comparable to that of barium enteroclysis. This new, widely available, inexpensive, and undemanding technique can be used as an initial investigation in the evaluation of patients with small bowel disorders.
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- B Nagi
- Section of Radiology, Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
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Lin HC, Prather C, Fisher RS, Meyer JH, Summers RW, Pimentel M, McCallum RW, Akkermans LMA, Loening-Baucke V. Measurement of gastrointestinal transit. Dig Dis Sci 2005; 50:989-1004. [PMID: 15986844 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-2694-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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An abnormality in transit is commonly considered to account for unexplained gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Since the symptoms of delayed transit overlap with those of accelerated transit, direct measurement of GI transit is needed to establish an accurate diagnosis. Similarly, since symptoms originating from one part of the gut may overlap with symptoms from another, localizing transit abnormality to one organ vs. another using direct measurement is an important part of diagnostic evaluations. Consequently, noninvasive tests of GI transit should be done early in the evaluation to guide therapy. We now have tools to measure transit accurately; results of transit tests often depend on the conditions selected for the test, so test results will match clinical expectations most closely when test conditions are selected to reproduce the circumstances for symptom production. This review describes the most commonly used methods for the measurement of GI transit including the gastric emptying test for some dyspeptic symptoms, small bowel transit test for dyspeptic symptoms and diarrhea, colonic transit test for constipation, and factors that influence the result of these studies. As we make progress in our understanding of the pathophysiology of transit disorders, the clinical usefulness of these diagnostic tests will be further enhanced.
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- Henry C Lin
- Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
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O'Donovan D, Hausken T, Lei Y, Russo A, Keogh J, Horowitz M, Jones KL. Effect of aging on transpyloric flow, gastric emptying, and intragastric distribution in healthy humans--impact on glycemia. Dig Dis Sci 2005; 50:671-676. [PMID: 15844700 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-2555-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The aims of this study were to evaluate (i) the relationship between transpyloric flow (TF) assessed by Doppler ultrasonography and scintigraphy, (ii) the effects of healthy aging on TF and gastric emptying (GE), and (iii) the relationship between the glycemic response to oral glucose and TF. Ten healthy "young" (7 M, 3 F) and 8 "older" (4 M, 4 F), subjects had simultaneous measurements of TF, GE, and blood glucose after a 600-ml drink (75 g glucose labeled with 20 MBq 99mTc-sulfur colloid) while seated. TF measured by ultrasound was measured during drink ingestion and for 30 min thereafter. GE was measured scintigraphically for 180 min after drink ingestion. Blood glucose was measured before the drink and at regular intervals until 180 min. During drink ingestion, TF was greater (P < 0.05) and GE faster (retention at 60 min: 70.8+/-3.3 vs. 83.8+/-4.6%; P < 0.05) in young compared to older subjects. There was no difference in fasting blood glucose between the two groups but the magnitude of the rise in blood glucose was greater in the young compared to the older subjects; (at 15 min 2.4+/-0.3 vs. 1.5+/-0.5 mmol/L; P < 0.05). In contrast, after 90 min blood glucose concentrations were higher in the older subjects. There were significant relationships between the early blood glucose concentration and both TF (e.g., at 15 min: r = 0.56, P < 0.05) and GE (e.g., at 15 min: r = -0.51, P < 0.05). In conclusion, the results of this study indicate that (i) TF is initially less, and GE slower, in older compared to young subjects; (ii) the initial glycemic response to oral glucose is related to TF; and (iii) measurements of TF by ultrasound and scintigraphy correlate significantly.
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- Deirdre O'Donovan
- Departments of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia
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Hjelland IE, Ofstad AP, Narvestad JK, Berstad A, Hausken T. Drink tests in functional dyspepsia: which drink is best? Scand J Gastroenterol 2004; 39:933-7. [PMID: 15513330 DOI: 10.1080/00365520410003344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Drinking capacity is often reduced in functional dyspepsia. Drink tests may therefore have diagnostic potential. A simple drink test in combination with ultrasonography was applied in this study, the aim being to find the best drink for this test. METHODS On separate days, 10 patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) and 10 healthy controls (C) drank three different test meals (Nutridrink 150 kcal/100 mL, meat soup 4 kcal/100 mL and water) at a rate of 100 mL/min until maximal drinking capacity. Intragastric volume at maximal drinking capacity was determined using 3-dimensional ultrasonography. RESULTS Drinking capacity (P < 0.05) and intragastric volume (P < 0.01) were significantly lower in patients than in the controls with the meat soup meal, but not with Nutridrink or water. Gastric emptying distinguished significantly (P < 0.05) between patients and controls only with Nutridrink. Gastric emptying of Nutridrink was significantly correlated to the rate by which nausea was induced (P = 0.02), while gastric emptying of meat soup was significantly negatively correlated to the rate by which fullness was induced (P < 0.05). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis indicated that optimal discrimination between patients and controls was obtained by the combined test results of symptoms per intragastric volume using meat soup as the test meal. CONCLUSION For the non-invasive diagnosis of functional dyspepsia by a rapid drink test in combination with ultrasonography, a meat soup meal is preferable compared to Nutridrink or water.
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- I E Hjelland
- Division of Gastroenterology, Institute of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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Franke A, Teyssen S, Harder H, Singer MV. Effect of ethanol and some alcoholic beverages on gastric emptying in humans. Scand J Gastroenterol 2004; 39:638-44. [PMID: 15370684 DOI: 10.1080/00365520410005009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is a paucity of detailed and controlled studies on the action of ethanol and alcoholic beverages on gastric emptying in humans. This study was designed to compare the effect of beer, red wine, whisky and their comparable pure ethanol solutions on gastric emptying in a controlled and randomized investigation. METHODS On separate days, 10 healthy, fasted subjects received the following solutions, in random order, through a gastric tube: 500 mL beer, red wine, comparable pure ethanol solutions (4% and 10% v/v), glucose (5.5% and 11.4% w/v) and water, 125 mL whisky and 40% (v/v) ethanol (both followed by 125 mL water) and 250 mL water. Gastric emptying of the test solutions was assessed using ultrasonography of the antrum. RESULTS As measured by ultrasonography of the antrum, half emptying times of the ethanol solutions (4%, 10% and 40% v/v) were significantly (P < 0.05) longer (22.6 +/- 4.8, 22.7 +/- 4.3 and 27.8 +/- 3.3 min, respectively, n=10) than those of water (14.6 +/- 1.9 min (500 mL) and 13.2 +/- 1.7 min (250 mL), respectively). The half emptying times of beer (39.3 +/- 4.3 min) and red wine (72.6 +/- 7.6 min) were significantly longer than those of the corresponding ethanol concentrations, whereas whisky was emptied at nearly the same rate (26.4 +/- 5.9 min) as 40% (v/v) ethanol. Emptying of glucose 5.5% and 11.4% (w/v) was significantly and dose dependently slower (29.7 +/- 4.5 and 64.8 +/- 8.9 min) than water. CONCLUSIONS 1) Pure ethanol in concentrations of 4%, 10% and 40% (v/v) inhibits gastric emptying. 2) The inhibitory effect of beer and red wine, but not of whisky, is stronger than that of their comparable ethanol concentrations. 3) Caloric content and non-alcoholic ingredients in alcoholic beverages produced by fermentation (beer and wine), but not in those produced by distillation (whisky), are most likely responsible for this effect.
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- A Franke
- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Heidelberg at Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, DE-68167 Mannheim, Germany
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Feinle-Bisset C, Vozzo R, Horowitz M, Talley NJ. Diet, food intake, and disturbed physiology in the pathogenesis of symptoms in functional dyspepsia. Am J Gastroenterol 2004; 99:170-181. [PMID: 14687160 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.04003.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Functional dyspepsia (FD) remains a relatively poorly characterized gastrointestinal disorder of unknown etiology that is frequently difficult to manage. A systematic review of the literature relating to food intake and FD is summarized here. Many patients with FD report symptoms after meal ingestion, including fullness, bloating, epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting, and this has been interpreted as indicative of an underlying "motor disorder of the stomach or small intestine." Such hypotheses are, however, still largely unsubstantiated, and the data that do exist are inconclusive, particularly as few studies have directly examined the temporal relationships between dyspeptic symptoms, meal ingestion, and disordered gastric motility. Moreover, studies attempting to relate symptoms to specific disturbances in gastric motor function have, in most cases, not evaluated symptoms concurrently with the function test, and/or have used suboptimal symptom scoring to quantify symptoms. Furthermore, the term "early satiety" has been used loosely as a symptom, rather than a quantitative measure of food intake. Currently, the most widely accepted mechanism underlying FD is visceral hypersensitivity, which may contribute to both enhanced motor and symptomatic responses to food ingestion. However, the possible contribution of food and dietary habits to the induction and/or exacerbation of dyspeptic symptoms represents a relatively new area-despite frequent reports by patients that their symptoms are often related to food ingestion; this association has not been formally assessed. Dietary assessments have frequently implicated fatty foods in symptom induction, and these findings are supported by laboratory-based studies, particularly the demonstration that FD patients more often experience symptoms after intraduodenal infusions of fat, than glucose. Further studies into the potential role of dietary factors in the induction of dyspeptic symptom are required to establish whether dietary therapies have any place in the management of FD.
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- Christine Feinle-Bisset
- Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Matre K, Ahmed AB, Gregersen H, Heimdal A, Hausken T, Ødegaard S, Gilja OH. In vitro evaluation of ultrasound Doppler strain rate imaging: modification for measurement in a slowly moving tissue phantom. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2003; 29:1725-1734. [PMID: 14698340 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2003.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Doppler strain rate imaging (SRI) was evaluated in vitro using a silicone strip phantom mimicking slowly moving tissue. A test apparatus was developed that enabled controlled strain experiments with variable strain and strain rate to be performed. SRI strain was measured at eight different calculated strains (range 5.7 to 63.4 %) at three different pump speeds with tissue velocity 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mm/s. The effect of varying tissue velocity and strain sample size on the measured SRI strain was elaborated. SRI strains agreed well with calculated values for strain when SRI strain was measured as the average over the whole strip cross-section and the strain sample size was 1.9 mm (mean difference = 2.78%, limits of agreement +/- 9.97% for tissue velocity 1.0 mm/s, n = 8). The variance was substantial if single central samples were used, especially for strain sample size of 0.8 mm (mean difference = -7.47%, limits of agreement +/- 20.90 for tissue velocity 0.5 mm/s, n = 24). Increasing the strain sample size to 1.9 mm removed some of the underestimation (giving mean difference of -4.46%, n = 24). We found low intra- and interobserver variation. This study indicates that, for the SRI method to give accurate estimates of strain, strain sample size should be in the region of 2 mm. Averaging over several ultrasound (US) beams increased the accuracy further.
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- Knut Matre
- Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen and National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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Savoye-Collet C, Savoye G, Smout A. Determinants of transpyloric fluid transport: a study using combined real-time ultrasound, manometry, and impedance recording. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2003; 285:G1147-52. [PMID: 12869387 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00208.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Intraluminal impedance recording has made it possible to record fluid transport across the pylorus during the interdigestive state without filling the stomach. During antral phase II, fluid transport occurs with and without manometrically detectable antral contraction. Our aim was to investigate the relationships between ultrasonographic patterns of antral contraction, manometric pressure waves, and transpyloric fluid transport during antral phase II. Antral wall movements were recorded by real-time ultrasound (US) in eight healthy volunteers (mean age 24 +/- 7 yr) during 17 +/- 5 min of antral phase II. Concomitantly, a catheter positioned across the pylorus, monitored by transmucosal potential difference measurement, recorded five impedance signals (1 antral, 1 pyloric, and 3 duodenal) and six manometric signals (2 antral, 1 pyloric, and 3 duodenal). Antral contractions detected by US at the level of the two antral impedance electrodes were classified according to their association with a pyloric opening or a duodenal contraction. Transpyloric liquid transport events (impedance drop of >40% of the baseline with an antegrade or retrograde propagation) and manometric pressure waves (amplitude and duration) were identified during the whole study and especially during each period of US antral contraction. A total of 110 antral contractions was detected by US. Of these, 79 were also recorded by manometry. Fluid transport across the pylorus was observed in 70.9% of the US-detected antral contractions. Pyloric opening was observed in 98.6% of the contractions associated with fluid transport compared with 50% in the absence of fluid transport (P < 0.05). Antral contractions associated with fluid transport were significantly (P < 0.05) more often propagated to the duodenum (92%) than those without fluid transport (53%). Pressure waves associated with fluid transport were of higher amplitude (208 mmHg, range 22-493) and longer duration (7 s, range 2.5-13.5 s) than those not associated with fluid transport (102 mmHg, range 18-329 mmHg, and 4.1 s, range 2-8.5 s; P < 0.05). The propagation of the antral contractions in the duodenum in US was always associated with a pyloric opening, whereas only 8 of the 25 contractions without duodenal propagation were associated with a pyloric opening (P < 0.05). The presence of duodenal contractile activity before the onset of an antral contraction in US was always accompanied by pyloric opening and with fluid transport in 93.3%, compared with 56.8% in its absence (P < 0.05). In antral phase II, US is the most sensitive technique to detect antral contractions. Transpyloric fluid transport observed in relation to antral contractions occurs mainly in association with contractions of high amplitude and long duration and is associated with pyloric opening and/or duodenal propagation.
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- Céline Savoye-Collet
- Gastrointestinal Research Unit, University Medical Center, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Vloet LCM, Smits R, Jansen RWMM. The Effect of Meals at Different Mealtimes on Blood Pressure and Symptoms in Geriatric Patients With Postprandial Hypotension. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2003; 58:1031-5. [PMID: 14630885 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.11.m1031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The variability of postprandial hypotension (PPH) during the day in elderly patients is unknown. We examined the effect of meals administered at different mealtimes on postprandial blood pressure (BP) responses in geriatric patients. METHODS In 14 geriatric patients (6 men and 8 women, aged 66-97) previously diagnosed with PPH, standardized liquid test meals were given in random order at breakfast, lunchtime, or dinnertime on 3 separate days. Systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), and heart rate (HR) were measured with an ambulatory BP device every 10 minutes from 20 minutes before until 90 minutes after each meal. Postprandial symptoms were observed continuously. RESULTS Significant decreases in SBP and DBP were present after each meal (p <.050). The maximum SBP decrease was significantly smaller at dinnertime (-18 +/- 3 mmHg) than at breakfast (-29 +/- 2 mmHg) or lunchtime (-34 +/- 4 mmHg) (p <.005 between groups). Eight patients showed no PPH in the evening, whereas all patients had PPH after breakfast and lunch. The duration of PPH was significantly shorter (p <.001), and postprandial symptoms were less frequent and less severe after dinner compared to breakfast and lunch. CONCLUSIONS In geriatric patients, postprandial BP responses show a variation during the day, with significantly less PPH and fewer symptoms in the evening. Clinical implication is that, in the diagnostic process and management of PPH, the variation of the occurrence of PPH during the day should be taken into account. Through adjustment of BP decreasing activities to the time PPH is least prevalent, the risk of developing symptomatic PPH can be reduced.
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- Lilian C M Vloet
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Savoye G, Savoye-Collet C, Oors J, Smout AJPM. Interdigestive transpyloric fluid transport assessed by intraluminal impedance recording. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2003; 284:G663-9. [PMID: 12490430 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00403.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Our aim was to explore the use of intraluminal impedance recording for assessment of interdigestive transpyloric fluid movements. Twenty healthy volunteers were studied with a catheter allowing the recording of five antropyloroduodenal impedance signals simultaneously with six pressure signals. Patterns induced by air were verified by standard ultrasound. Transpyloric Doppler ultrasound was used to validate impedance patterns associated with transpyloric fluid transports. Impedance changes caused by air (short-lived increases) occupied 14 +/- 12% of the time in the antrum and 0.8 +/- 0.5% in the duodenum (P < 0.005). All fluid transport events lasting >4 s were recorded by both Doppler and impedance techniques. Transpyloric fluid transport was observed in all three phases of the antral migrating motor complex. The total number of transport events was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in phase II (18 +/- 7) than in phases I (2.6 +/- 2) and III (6.1 +/- 3). Retrograde transport was observed mainly in antral phase I (54% of fluid movements, compared with 2.5% in phase II and 18.5% in phase III, P < 0.05). During phase II, 80 +/- 13% of the impedance changes were associated with manometric events and 72 +/- 9% of the antral contractions were associated with transpyloric fluid transport. Prolonged assessment of interdigestive transpyloric fluid transport events using intraluminal measurement of impedance is possible. Manometrically detectable contractions are the most frequent, but not the only, driving forces of these events.
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- G Savoye
- Gastrointestinal Research Unit, University Medical Center, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Gilja OH, Heimdal A, Hausken T, Gregersen H, Matre K, Berstad A, Ødegaard S. Strain during gastric contractions can be measured using Doppler ultrasonography. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2002; 28:1457-1465. [PMID: 12498941 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-5629(02)00614-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This study was undertaken to explore if strain of the muscle layers within the gastric wall could be measured by transabdominal strain rate imaging (SRI), a novel Doppler ultrasound (US) method. A total of 9 healthy fasting subjects (8 women, 1 man; ages 22 to 55 years) were studied and both grey-scale and Doppler US data were acquired with a 5- to 8-MHz linear transducer in cineloops of 97 to 256 frames. Rapid stepwise inflation (5 to 60 mL) of an intragastric bag was carried out and bag pressure and SRI were measured simultaneously. SRI enabled detailed studies of layers within the gastric wall in all subjects. Great variations in strain distribution of the muscle layers were found. Radial strain was much higher in the circular than in the longitudinal muscle layer. Strains derived from SRI correlated well with strains obtained with B-mode measurements (r = 0.98, p < 0.05). During balloon distension, we found an inverse correlation between pressure and radial strain (r = -0.87, p < 0.05). Intraobserver correlation of strain estimation was r = 0.98 (p < 0.05) and intraobserver agreement was 0.2% +/- 18.6% (mean difference +/- 2SD, % strain). Interobserver correlation was r = 0.84 (p < 0.05) and interobserver agreement was 6.9% +/- 56.8%. SRI enables detailed mapping of radial strain distribution of the gastric wall and correlates well with B-mode measurements and pressure increments.
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- Odd Helge Gilja
- Institute of Medicine, Haukeland Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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Hjelland IE, Hausken T, Svebak S, Olafsson S, Berstad A. Vagal tone and meal-induced abdominal symptoms in healthy subjects. Digestion 2002; 65:172-6. [PMID: 12138322 DOI: 10.1159/000064937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Patients with functional dyspepsia often have meal-induced dyspeptic symptoms and low vagal tone. We examined whether these variables are related in healthy subjects. METHODOLOGY In 40 healthy subjects vagal tone and abdominal symptoms were recorded before and after a 500-ml soup meal ingested in 1 and 4 min on separate visits. Vagal tone was indexed by respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). RESULTS Scores for nausea and discomfort were higher when the soup was ingested in 1 min as compared with 4 min (nausea: p = 0.02; discomfort: p = 0.04). There was no difference in fullness or abdominal pain. RSA was unrelated to meal-induced symptom scores. RSA varied with respiration and body position: It was highest while breathing deeply in the sitting position (24.0 beats/min). With normal breathing RSA was highest in the supine position (9.0 beats/min), lower while sitting (7.0 beats/min) and lowest while standing (6.2 beats/min). CONCLUSIONS Epigastric discomfort in response to rapid ingestion of a test meal in healthy subjects was not related to vagal tone as indexed by RSA. Vagal tone varied with breathing pattern and body position. It is possible that increasing vagal tone by such measures can be beneficial in the treatment of patients with functional dyspepsia.
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- I E Hjelland
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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Mundt MW, Hausken T, Samsom M. Effect of intragastric barostat bag on proximal and distal gastric accommodation in response to liquid meal. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2002; 283:G681-6. [PMID: 12181183 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00499.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The barostat is the gold standard for measurement of proximal gastric accommodation. Ultrasonography can be used to measure gastric volume. The aim was to investigate the effects of the barostat bag on gastric accommodation and transpyloric flow. Accommodation after a liquid meal (300 ml, 450 kcal) was measured twice at random in eight healthy volunteers. Proximal accommodation was measured once using barostat and once using ultrasound (US). Antrum accommodation was measured using US. Bag volume (BV), antral area (AA), proximal gastric area, and proximal gastric diameter (PGD) data were assessed before and 1, 5, 15, 30, 40, 50, and 60 min postprandially. Transpyloric flow was measured using Doppler 1-5 min postprandially. Fasted, AA size was not affected by the barostat bag (1 mmHg > minimal distension pressure; 2.7 +/- 0.5 vs. 2.6 +/- 0.3 cm(2)). Postprandially, AAs were larger with the bag present (ANOVA, P < 0.04). Maximum AA was reached with the bag in 5 min, without the bag in 1 min postprandially (15.1 +/- 2.3 vs. 9.4 +/- 1.5 cm(2); P < 0.03). Furthermore, AAs were related to BVs (r = 0.57; P < 0.01). After bag deflation, AA decreased (11.9 +/- 1.8 to 7.0 +/- 0.9 cm(2); P = 0.02) and was comparable with the 60-min AA size without the bag (7.1 +/- 1.2 cm(2); P = 0.76) present. Proximal gastric radius calculated from the BVs and PGDs was larger with the bag present (ANOVA, P < 0.001). No effect on early gastric emptying was observed. Postprandially, the barostat bag causes dilatation of the antrum due to meal displacement without influencing early gastric emptying. This antral dilatation is likely to induce exaggerated proximal gastric relaxation observed in studies using the barostat to evaluate fundic accommodation.
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- M W Mundt
- Gastrointestinal Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Gregersen H, Gilja OH, Hausken T, Heimdal A, Gao C, Matre K, Ødegaard S, Berstad A. Mechanical properties in the human gastric antrum using B-mode ultrasonography and antral distension. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2002; 283:G368-75. [PMID: 12121884 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00144.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The aims of this study were to investigate gastric antral geometry and stress-strain properties by using transabdominal ultrasound scanning during volume-controlled distensions in the human gastric antrum. Seven healthy volunteers underwent stepwise inflation of a bag located in the antrum with volumes up to 60 ml. The stretch ratio and Cauchy stress and strain were calculated from measurements of pressure, diameter, and wall thickness. A second distension series was conducted in three volunteers during administration of the anticholinergic drug butylscopolamine. Analysis of stretch ratios demonstrated positive strain in the circumferential direction, negative strain in the radial direction, and no strain in the longitudinal direction. The stress-strain relation was exponential and did not differ without or with the administration of butylscopolamine. The wall stress was decomposed into its active and passive components. The well-known length-tension diagram from in vitro studies of smooth muscle strips was reproduced. The maximum active tension appeared at a volume of 50 ml, corresponding to a stretch ratio of 1.5. We conclude that the method provides measures of antral biomechanical wall properties and can be used to reproduce the muscle length-tension diagram in humans.
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- H Gregersen
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Aalborg Hospital, DK-9100, Denmark.
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Hallerbäck BI, Bommelaer G, Bredberg E, Campbell M, Hellblom M, Lauritsen K, Wienbeck M, Holmgren LL. Dose finding study of mosapride in functional dyspepsia: a placebo-controlled, randomized study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2002; 16:959-67. [PMID: 11966505 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2002.01236.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prokinetic agents have shown variable efficacy in the treatment of functional dyspepsia. Mosapride is a new prokinetic 5-hydroxytryptamine-4 agonistic agent. AIM To evaluate the efficacy of three dosage regimens of mosapride compared with placebo in the treatment of functional dyspepsia. METHODS Patients were randomly allocated to treatment with placebo or mosapride (5 mg b.d., 10 mg b.d. or 7.5 mg t.d.s.) in a double-blind, prospective, multicentre, multinational study. The change in symptom severity score from an untreated baseline week to the sixth week of treatment was used to compare treatment efficacy. RESULTS There were 141, 140, 143 and 142 patients valid for evaluation in the intention-to-treat population in the placebo, mosapride 5 mg b.d., mosapride 10 mg b.d. and mosapride 7.5 mg t.d.s. groups, respectively. The mean changes in the overall dyspeptic symptom score were - 0.90, - 0.94, - 0.88 and - 0.89, respectively, and the proportions of patients feeling better at the end of the treatment period were 60%, 59%, 59% and 61%, respectively. No statistically significant difference was seen. CONCLUSIONS Treatment of functional dyspepsia with mosapride was not superior to placebo. The result raises the question of whether treatment with prokinetic agents is appropriate for functional dyspepsia.
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- B I Hallerbäck
- Surgical Department, NAL, Trollhättan, Sweden, CHU Clermont Ferrand, Dieu, France.
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O'Donovan D, Feinle C, Tonkin A, Horowitz M, Jones KL. Postprandial hypotension in response to duodenal glucose delivery in healthy older subjects. J Physiol 2002; 540:673-679. [PMID: 11956353 PMCID: PMC2290234 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2001.013442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2001] [Accepted: 01/16/2002] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Postprandial hypotension occurs frequently in older people and may lead to syncope and falls. Some recent studies suggest that the magnitude of the postprandial fall in blood pressure (BP) is influenced by the rate of gastric emptying. The aim of this study was, therefore, to determine whether the fall in blood pressure induced by intraduodenal glucose is influenced by the rate of nutrient delivery into the small intestine, bypassing the effects of gastric emptying. Eight healthy elderly subjects (four male and four female, age 70.3 +/- 3.4 years) were studied on two separate days, in double-blind, randomised order. Glucose was infused intraduodenally at a rate of either 1 or 3 kcal min(-1), for 60 min, (0-60 min) followed by 0.9 % saline for a further 60 min (60-120 min). Blood pressure and heart rate were recorded at baseline and every 3 min during the study. Blood glucose and plasma insulin were also determined. Only the 3 kcal min(-1) infusion caused a significant fall in systolic (P < 0.001) and diastolic (P < 0.0001) blood pressure and an increase in the heart rate (P < 0.0001). The rises in blood glucose (P < 0.01) and plasma insulin (P < 0.05) concentrations were greater during the 3 kcal min(-1) infusion. We conclude that in healthy older subjects, the magnitude of the fall in blood pressure and increase in heart rate induced by intraduodenal glucose infusion is dependent on the rate of nutrient delivery into the small intestine. These results may have relevance to the treatment of postprandial hypotension.
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- Deirdre O'Donovan
- Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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Hausken T, Mundt M, Samsom M. Low antroduodenal pressure gradients are responsible for gastric emptying of a low-caloric liquid meal in humans. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2002; 14:97-105. [PMID: 11874558 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2982.2002.00307.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The motor mechanisms responsible for transpyloric flow of gastric contents are still poorly understood. The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between luminal pressures and gastric wall motion and between gastroduodenal pressure gradients and pressure waves, and ante- and retro-grade transpyloric flow. In eight healthy volunteers, intraluminal pressures were recorded from the antrum and proximal duodenum. Transpyloric flow was monitored simultaneously using duplex ultrasonography, before, during and after ingestion of 300 mL meat soup. Transpyloric emptying occurred as sequences of alternating periods of emptying-reflux-emptying. Approximately one-third of the sequences were not associated with peristalsis. The antroduodenal pressure gradients were significantly lower during nonperistaltic-related emptying than during peristaltic-related emptying (0.15 (0-0.3) kPa, and 1.7 (0.2-2.0) kPa, respectively [mean plus minus (range)], P < 0.005). The duration of emptying episodes not associated with peristalsis were significantly longer than those associated with peristalsis at (6.5 (3-8.7) s and 4.4 (2-6) s, respectively, P=0.059). Manometry detected only 56% of the antral contractions seen on ultrasound. We concluded that gastric emptying of a low-calorie liquid meal occurs both during peristaltic and nonperistaltic antral activity. In spite of lower antroduodenal pressure gradients, the emptying episodes were longer for nonperistaltic emptying, which is likely to be caused by low pyloric resistance. Considerable flow seems to occur without peristalsis during gastric emptying of a low-calorie, liquid meal in humans.
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- T Hausken
- Division of Gastroenterology, Medical Department, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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Hausken T, Li XN, Goldman B, Leotta D, Ødegaard S, Martin RW. Quantification of gastric emptying and duodenogastric reflux stroke volumes using three-dimensional guided digital color Doppler imaging. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES FOR ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2001; 13:205-13. [PMID: 11516632 DOI: 10.1016/s0929-8266(01)00134-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop a non-invasive method for evaluating gastric emptying and duodenogastric reflux stroke volumes using three-dimensional (3D) guided digital color Doppler imaging. METHODS The technique involved color Doppler digital images of transpyloric flow in which the 3D position and orientation of the images were known by using a magnetic location system. RESULTS In vitro, the system was found to slightly underestimate the reference flow (by average 8.8%). In vivo (five volunteers), stroke volume of gastric emptying episodes lasted on average only 0.69 s with a volume on average of 4.3 ml (range 1.1-7.4 ml), and duodenogastric reflux episodes on average 1.4 s with a volume of 8.3 ml (range 1.3-14.1 ml). CONCLUSION With the appropriate instrument settings, orientation determined color Doppler can be used for stroke volume quantification of gastric emptying and duodenogastric reflux episodes.
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- T Hausken
- Med. Dept., Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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Gastroparesis-or delayed gastric emptying--is associated with upper gastrointestinal symptoms that include early satiety, nausea, vomiting, regurgitation, fullness, and bloating. Gastroparesis should be considered in the diagnosis of a patient with these symptoms after mechanical and structural lesions have been ruled out. This review briefly summarizes gastric motor physiology and discusses the etiology and diagnostic approach to the treatment of a patient with possible gastroparesis. We highlight the methods available to measure gastric motility and describe their relative advantages and disadvantages.
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- K Hornbuckle
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor 48109-0051, USA
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Olafsdottir E, Gilja OH, Aslaksen A, Berstad A, Fluge G. Impaired accommodation of the proximal stomach in children with recurrent abdominal pain. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2000; 30:157-63. [PMID: 10697134 DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200002000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND A new ultrasonographic method was applied in children with recurrent abdominal pain, to study accommodation of the proximal stomach to a meal. METHODS After an overnight fast, 20 patients with recurrent abdominal pain (age, 7-14 years) and 23 healthy control subjects (age, 7-13 years), were scanned by a 5-MHz transducer positioned in the epigastrium, to monitor the size of the proximal stomach before and after a test meal of meat soup. RESULTS Children with recurrent abdominal pain had a significantly smaller sagittal area of the proximal stomach at 10 and 20 minutes after the meal than in healthy control subjects (P = 0.01 for both) and significantly higher emptying fraction of the proximal stomach at 10 minutes after the meal than in healthy control subjects (P = 0.02). There was no significant difference in emptying of the distal stomach between the patients and healthy control subjects. Children with recurrent abdominal pain experienced more symptoms (pain, bloating) in response to the test meal than did healthy control subjects. CONCLUSION The results support the view that recurrent abdominal pain in children may be a motility disorder that can be detected in the proximal stomach as an impairment of adaptive relaxation in response to a meal. This new ultrasonographic method may become a valuable diagnostic tool in patients with recurrent abdominal pain.
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- E Olafsdottir
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Bergen, Norway
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Folvik G, Bjerke-Larssen T, Odegaard S, Hausken T, Gilja OH, Berstad A. Hydrosonography of the small intestine: comparison with radiologic barium study. Scand J Gastroenterol 1999; 34:1247-52. [PMID: 10636074 DOI: 10.1080/003655299750024788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transabdominal ultrasonography of the small intestine is hampered by luminal gas. We have developed a new sonographic method (hydrosonography) that largely eliminates the gas problem and have compared this method with radiologic barium study. METHODS Fifty-six patients admitted for X-ray examination of the small bowel because of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, weight loss and/or known inflammatory bowel disease were examined. To remove luminal gas before performing transabdominal ultrasonography, 21 of polyethylene glycol solution was inserted through a nasojejunal tube by means of a peristaltic pump. Wall thickness, peristalsis, luminal narrowing, prestenotic dilatation, and extraintestinal complications were recorded. RESULTS On ultrasonography we were able to visualize the terminal part of the ileum in 98% of the patients. Perfect agreement between hydrosonography and barium studies was seen in 50 of 55 patients. However, 44 patients had normal findings on both examinations. The sensitivity and specificity of hydrosonography were 64% and 100%, respectively. The positive predictive value was 100%. For X-ray examination sensitivity and specificity were 91% and 100%, respectively. Four patients with minor mucosal abnormalities or pathologic findings in the upper part of the small intestine accounted for the relatively low overall sensitivity found for hydrosonography compared with roentgenography. However, important extraintestinal complications were disclosed by ultrasound. CONCLUSIONS Hydrosonography of the small bowel is a new, convenient, and reliable method for examining the lower part of the small intestine. However, it cannot replace barium studies in patients with mucosal abnormalities. especially in the upper part of the small bowel.
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- G Folvik
- Dept. of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Nonulcer dyspepsia, characterized by unexplained persistent or recurrent epigastric pain or discomfort, affects approximately 20% of the general population. Symptom-based diagnostic criteria, first developed by an international group of experts, have been refined in the past year in an effort to increase the applicability of the criteria (Rome II criteria). New disease-specific questionnaires that were developed to measure quality of life in patients with dyspepsia are now available and are expected to be widely used in clinical research studies. Studies on the pathophysiology and management of nonulcer dyspepsia were other major topics in the past year, including three large, well-conducted randomized controlled trials of Helicobacter pylori eradication and symptom resolution.
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- J Hammer
- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin IV, Abteilung für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Vienna, Austria
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Quigley EM. Gastroduodenal motility. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 1999; 15:481-91. [PMID: 17023994 DOI: 10.1097/00001574-199911000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Several major themes emerged over the past year in the area of gastroduodenal motility. Mostly, these themes represented extensions of research areas discussed in prior reviews in this series rather than the emergence of completely new concepts. Thus, for example, considerable emphasis has again been placed on regional gastric motor function in dyspepsia and on the role of fundic relaxation and accommodation, in particular. Not surprisingly, basic physiologic research has also shown a keen interest in the regulation of fundic relaxation. One new and exciting development is the recognition of the stomach's role in satiety. The spectrum of gastric motor dysfunction in diabetes mellitus continues to be explored, and the important role of hyperglycemia in regulating gastric function has been further emphasized. More data have been provided on noninvasive alternatives to gastric motor function testing, and several studies have looked at factors that may influence variability in these various tests. There have been few innovations over the past year in the therapeutic arena; rather, the indications and limitations of current therapies have been further developed.
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- E M Quigley
- Department of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland.
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