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Trial reportSurgical endoscopy2018

Influence of antrum size on gastric emptying and weight-loss outcomes after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (preliminary analysis of a randomized trial).

Meritxell Garay, Carmen Balagué, Carlos Rodríguez-Otero, Berta Gonzalo, Anna Domenech, Juan Carlos Pernas, Ignasi J Gich, Inka Miñambres, Sonia Fernández-Ananín, Eduardo M Targarona

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Trial report in Surgical endoscopy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  6. Patient-reported outcomes after antrum resection versus antrum preservation in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy patients: A retrospective cohort study.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2026
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10 authors.

Meritxell GaraySurgical Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. mgaray@santpau.cat.ORCID 0000-0001-6955-0375
Carmen BalaguéSurgical Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Carlos Rodríguez-OteroSurgical Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Berta GonzaloSurgical Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Anna DomenechDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Juan Carlos PernasDepartment of Radiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Ignasi J GichDepartment of Epidemiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Inka MiñambresDepartment of Endocrinology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Sonia Fernández-AnanínSurgical Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Eduardo M TargaronaSurgical Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has increased in popularity in recent years as a definitive bariatric procedure. Despite its growing popularity worldwide, the surgical technique is not well standardized. There is a lack of evidence on the matter of the antrum size and its relation to gastric emptying and weight-loss outcomes. The aim of the study is to evaluate the influence of antrum size over gastric emptying and weight-loss outcomes.

methodsTwenty-five patients were prospectively randomized according to the distance between the first firing and the pylorus: AR group (antrum resection-2 cm from the pylorus) and AP group (antrum preservation-5 cm from the pylorus). Gastric emptying (%GE) was evaluated by a gastric emptying scintigraphy before surgery, 2 months and 1 year after LSG. Antrum volume was measured using a MultiSlice CT Scan performed 2 months and 1 year after surgery. The percent of excess weight loss (%EWL) was calculated after 1 year follow-up.

resultsAt 2 months after LSG the mean %GE was 69.7 ± 18 in the AR group and 72.8 ± 20 in the AP group (p = 0.69). At 1 year it was 66.5 ± 21 and 74.2 ± 16 in the AR and AP groups, respectively (p = 0.30). A significant accelerated gastric emptying was observed at 2 months (p = 0.025) and at 1 year (p = 0.013) in the AP group. Meanwhile in the AR group this increase was not significant (p = 0.12 at 2 months and p = 0.21 at 1 year). Differences regarding the %EWL between groups were no statistically significant (p = 0.74).

conclusionsAfter LSG there is a global tendency to an accelerated gastric emptying, although only significant in the antrum preservation group; however, no differences were observed regarding the %EWL between groups after 1 year follow-up.

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Weight LossAdultFemaleGastrectomyGastric EmptyingHumansLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidOrgan SizePostoperative PeriodPyloric AntrumTreatment OutcomeAntrum sizeBariatric surgeryGastric emptying scintigraphyPyloric antrumSleeve gastrectomyWeight loss

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