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Effect of erythromycin and cisapride on emptying of the vagally denervated intrathoracic stomach.
Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-124347
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Subsequent to esophagectomy and reconstruction among patients with esophageal cancers, the intrathoracic denervated stomach acts as a passive conduit without peristalsis.

OBJECTIVE:

The study was designed to assess the impact of two prokinetic drugs viz. erythromycin and cisapride on the emptying of vagally denervated intrathoracic stomach.

METHODS:

Twenty consecutive patients of carcinoma esophagus, who had undergone one stage transhiatal oesophagectomy with cervical esophagogastrostomy and were disease free at three months postoperative follow-up, were included in the study. These patients were randomised into two groups of ten each. The patients in group A received erythromycin, while patients in group B received cisapride. The gastric emptying was studied by scintigraphy, using a standard test meal containing 99m Tc sulphur colloid labelled 'IDLIS' [rice based radio labelled food] before and after the drug treatment.

RESULTS:

The pre and post treatment mean gastric half emptying time of the patients in the erythromycin group was 52.6 min and 49.7 min (p > 0.1) and in cisapride group it was 53.76 and 26.4 min respectively (p < 0.05). Intergroup comparison of the difference was not statistically significant.

CONCLUSION:

Cisapride is an effective prokinetic agent in the treatment of gastric stasis of the vagally denervated intrathoracic stomach.
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Texte intégral: Disponible Indice: IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est) Sujet Principal: Estomac / Vagotomie / Agents gastro-intestinaux / Femelle / Humains / Mâle / Tumeurs de l&apos;oesophage / Érythromycine / Oesophagectomie / Statistique non paramétrique Type d'étude: Essai clinique contrôlé langue: Anglais Année: 2002 Type: Article

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Texte intégral: Disponible Indice: IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est) Sujet Principal: Estomac / Vagotomie / Agents gastro-intestinaux / Femelle / Humains / Mâle / Tumeurs de l&apos;oesophage / Érythromycine / Oesophagectomie / Statistique non paramétrique Type d'étude: Essai clinique contrôlé langue: Anglais Année: 2002 Type: Article