Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Andersen, T.
• Pedersen, B. Højlund
• Henriksen, J. H.
• Uhrenholdt, A.

Titel

Pouch Emptying of Solid Foods after Gastroplasty for Morbid Obesity

Ist Teil von

• Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 1985-01, Vol.20 (10), p.1175-1179

Ort / Verlag

Copenhagen: Informa UK Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

1985

Quelle

Taylor & Francis Online Single Subscriptions

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To obtain information on possible determinants of weight loss after horizontal gastroplasty, pouch emptying was prospectively investigated in 27 morbidly obese patients. A scintigraphic method was used. Examinations were carried out every 6 months until 2 years after surgery. Pouch emptying was described by means of delay, time until half emptying, mean transit time, and emptying rate. The measures all showed a significant (p > 0.05) acceleration of pouch emptying during the first 6 months after gastroplasty. Thereafter pouch emptying was unaltered. No significant association could be detected between measures of pouch emptying and weight loss. From calculation of 95% confidence intervals for coefficients of correlation it proved very unlikely that pouch emptying is an important determinant of weight loss.