The contribution of intrabolus pressure to symptoms induced by gastric banding

Preissler, Claudia; Krieger-Grübel, Claudia; Borovicka, Jan; Fried, Michael; Tutuian, Radu (2014). The contribution of intrabolus pressure to symptoms induced by gastric banding. Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases, 23(1), pp. 13-17. Editura Medicală Universitară "Iuliu Haţieganu"

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BACKGROUND & AIMS

Mechanisms that ultimately lead to dysphagia are still not totally clear. Patients with laparoscopic gastric banding (LAGB) often complain about dysphagia, regurgitation and heartburn. Our aim was to evaluate the contribution of intrabolus pressure to symptoms of gastric banding.

METHODS

This study investigated 30 patients with LAGB before and 3 months after conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), evaluating symptoms with a 7-point-Likert-scale and esophageal peristalsis, esophageal bolus transit and intrabolus pressure changes using combined impedance-manometry.

RESULTS

Conversion from LAGB to RYGB leads to a significant reduction in dysphagia (1.9 +/- 0.4 vs. 0.0 +/- 0.0; p< 0.01) and regurgitation (4.2 +/- 0.4 vs. 0.1 +/- 0.1; p< 0.01) symptom scores. For liquid swallows we found a modest but significant correlation between the intensity of dysphagia and intrabolus pressure (r=0.11; p<0.05) and the intensity of regurgitation and intrabolus pressure for viscous swallows (r=0.12, p<0.05) in patients with LAGB. There was a significant (p< 0.05) reduction in intrabolus pressure at 5 cm above LES before (liquid 10.6 +/-1.0; viscous 13.5 +/- 1.5) and after (liquid 6.4 +/- 0.6; viscous 10.5 +/- 0.9) conversion from LAGB to RYGB.

CONCLUSION

Current data suggest that intraesophageal pressure during bolus presence in the distal esophagus contributes to the development but not to the intensity of dysphagia and regurgitation.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Gastroenterology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine

UniBE Contributor:

Preissler, Claudia, Tutuian, Radu

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1841-8724

Publisher:

Editura Medicală Universitară "Iuliu Haţieganu"

Language:

English

Submitter:

Lilian Karin Smith-Wirth

Date Deposited:

16 Apr 2015 15:42

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:45

PubMed ID:

24689091

Uncontrolled Keywords:

dysphagia, intrabolus pressure, gastric banding (LAGB), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), esophageal impedance manometry

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.66984

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/66984

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