Delayed Gastric Emptying Correlates With Decreased Post-prandial Motility in Children: A Single-center Retrospective Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Pediatric patients with suspected gastroparesis often undergo antroduodenal manometry (ADM) and gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES) for diagnostic purposes. However, it is unknown if delayed gastric emptying (DGE) correlates with manometric findings. This study evaluates whether ADM parameters differ between normal and abnormal GES in pediatric patients.

Methods

Data from pediatric patients undergoing ADM and GES at Nationwide Children's Hospital from 2011-2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Manometry parameters including motility index (Ln [sum of amplitudes × number of contractions + 1]), number of antral contractions, and direction of the phase III migrating motor complex (MMC) were compared to GES results from age-matched patients with DGE (n = 32) and no

SUBMITTER: Sanchez RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11735193 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature