Obstructive Gastroparesis: Patient Selection and Effect of Laparoscopic Pyloroplasty.
Jennifer WellingtonPaula StuartCarl WestcottKenneth L KochPublished 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.