TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical Treatment for Refractory Gastroparesis
T2 - Stimulator, Pyloric Surgery, or Both?
AU - Zoll, Bryan
AU - Jehangir, Asad
AU - Edwards, Michael A.
AU - Petrov, Roman
AU - Hughes, William
AU - Malik, Zubair
AU - Parkman, Henry P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Background: Several surgical options exist for refractory gastroparesis (Gp) including gastric electric stimulation (GES) and pyloric surgery (PS) such as pyloromyotomy or pyloroplasty. Few studies exist comparing the outcomes of these surgeries. Aim: Compare the clinical outcomes of GES, PS, and simultaneous GES+PS for refractory Gp. Methods: Patients undergoing surgical intervention at our medical center from January 2016 to April 2019 were given pre- and post-surgery questionnaires to assess their response to intervention: Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms (PAGI-SYM) grading symptoms and Clinical Patient Grading Assessment Scale (CPGAS) grading response to treatment. Results are expressed as mean ± SE. Results: One hundred thirty-two patients underwent surgical intervention; 12 were excluded. Mean CPGAS improvement overall was 2.8 ± 0.2 (p < 0.01): GES+PS had CPGAS score at 3.6 ± 0.5, pyloric interventions 3.1 ± 0.5, and GES 2.5 ± 0.4 (p > 0.05). Mean improvement in Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index (GCSI) total score was 1.0 ± 0.1 (p < 0.01), with improvement of 1.1 ± 0.2 for GES + PS, 0.9 ± 0.2 for GES, and 0.9 ± 0.2 for PS (p > 0.05). GES and GES + PS, but not PS only, significantly improved symptoms of nausea and vomiting (p < 0.01). Among gastroparesis subtypes, patients with diabetic gastroparesis had more improvement on nausea/vomiting subscale compared with idiopathic gastroparesis (p = 0.028). Conclusions: Patients with refractory symptoms of Gp undergoing GES, PS, or combined GES+PS each had significant improvement of their GCSI total score. GES and combined GES+PS significantly improved nausea/vomiting. These results suggest GES or combined GES+PS appears better for nausea/vomiting predominant refractory Gp.
AB - Background: Several surgical options exist for refractory gastroparesis (Gp) including gastric electric stimulation (GES) and pyloric surgery (PS) such as pyloromyotomy or pyloroplasty. Few studies exist comparing the outcomes of these surgeries. Aim: Compare the clinical outcomes of GES, PS, and simultaneous GES+PS for refractory Gp. Methods: Patients undergoing surgical intervention at our medical center from January 2016 to April 2019 were given pre- and post-surgery questionnaires to assess their response to intervention: Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms (PAGI-SYM) grading symptoms and Clinical Patient Grading Assessment Scale (CPGAS) grading response to treatment. Results are expressed as mean ± SE. Results: One hundred thirty-two patients underwent surgical intervention; 12 were excluded. Mean CPGAS improvement overall was 2.8 ± 0.2 (p < 0.01): GES+PS had CPGAS score at 3.6 ± 0.5, pyloric interventions 3.1 ± 0.5, and GES 2.5 ± 0.4 (p > 0.05). Mean improvement in Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index (GCSI) total score was 1.0 ± 0.1 (p < 0.01), with improvement of 1.1 ± 0.2 for GES + PS, 0.9 ± 0.2 for GES, and 0.9 ± 0.2 for PS (p > 0.05). GES and GES + PS, but not PS only, significantly improved symptoms of nausea and vomiting (p < 0.01). Among gastroparesis subtypes, patients with diabetic gastroparesis had more improvement on nausea/vomiting subscale compared with idiopathic gastroparesis (p = 0.028). Conclusions: Patients with refractory symptoms of Gp undergoing GES, PS, or combined GES+PS each had significant improvement of their GCSI total score. GES and combined GES+PS significantly improved nausea/vomiting. These results suggest GES or combined GES+PS appears better for nausea/vomiting predominant refractory Gp.
KW - Gastric electric stimulation
KW - Gastroparesis
KW - Pyloromyotomy
KW - Pyloroplasty
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U2 - 10.1007/s11605-019-04391-x
DO - 10.1007/s11605-019-04391-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 31512100
AN - SCOPUS:85073929504
SN - 1091-255X
VL - 24
SP - 2204
EP - 2211
JO - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
JF - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
IS - 10
ER -