Obstructive Gastroparesis: Patient Selection and Effect of Laparoscopic Pyloroplasty.

Jennifer WellingtonPaula StuartCarl WestcottKenneth L Koch

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)

(1) Pyloroplasty in these patients with obstructive gastroparesis improved gastric emptying and decreased 3 cycle per minute gastric myoelectrical activity, consistent with relief of functional gastric outlet obstruction. (2) Pyloric neuromuscular dysfunction is a key factor in delayed emptying in patients with functional obstructive gastroparesis.

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