Comparing return of bowel function after right versus extended right hemicolectomy: a retrospective analysis.

Background: Prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) is associated with higher morbidity and extended inpatient stay. Although evidence suggests that PPOI is more common following right-sided resections, it is uncertain if return to bowel function is similar following extended right (ERH) versus right hemicolectomy (RH).

Methods: The recovery of patients undergoing ERH and RH in a regional hospital in New Zealand was retrospectively compared, from 2012 to 2021.

A novel scalable electrode array and system for non-invasively assessing gastric function using flexible electronics.

Background: Disorders of gastric function are highly prevalent, but diagnosis often remains symptom-based and inconclusive. Body surface gastric mapping is an emerging diagnostic solution, but current approaches lack scalability and are cumbersome and clinically impractical. We present a novel scalable system for non-invasively mapping gastric electrophysiology in high-resolution (HR) at the body surface.

Standardized system and App for continuous patient symptom logging in gastroduodenal disorders: Design, implementation, and validation.

Background: Functional gastroduodenal disorders include functional dyspepsia, chronic nausea and vomiting syndromes, and gastroparesis. These disorders are common, but their overlapping symptomatology poses challenges to diagnosis, research, and therapy. This study aimed to introduce and validate a standardized patient symptom-logging system and App to aid in the accurate reporting of gastroduodenal symptoms for clinical and research applications.

Prolonged postoperative ileus following right- versus left-sided colectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: Prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) is a common complication following colonic surgery, and is associated with longer hospital stay, greater risk of complications and substantial cost for patients and hospitals. Some reports have recently suggested that gastrointestinal (GI) recovery varies based on the side of resection (i.e.

Abnormalities on Electrogastrography in Nausea and Vomiting Syndromes: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Comparison to Other Gastric Disorders.

Background: Functional nausea and vomiting syndromes and gastroparesis, collectively grouped as nausea and vomiting syndromes (NVS), are overlapping conditions with incompletely understood pathophysiology. Gastric slow wave abnormalities are thought to contribute.

Aims: This study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze the prevalence of slow wave abnormalities measured by electrogastrography (EGG) in patients with NVS.

Clinical associations of functional dyspepsia with gastric dysrhythmia on electrogastrography: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common gastroduodenal disorder, yet its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Bioelectrical gastric slow-wave abnormalities are thought to contribute to its multifactorial pathophysiology. Electrogastrography (EGG) has been used to record gastric electrical activity; however, the clinical associations require further evaluation.

Electrogastrography Abnormalities in Pediatric Gastroduodenal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Electrogastrography (EGG) is a non-invasive method of measuring gastric electrophysiology. Abnormal gastric electrophysiology is thought to contribute to disease pathophysiology in patients with gastroduodenal symptoms but this has not been comprehensively quantified in pediatric populations. This study aimed to quantify the abnormalities in gastric electrophysiology on EGG in neonatal and pediatric patients.

Gastric dysrhythmia in gastroesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a commonly diagnosed gastrointestinal disorder, with a substantial impact on the quality of life. The underlying pathophysiology of GERD is multifactorial and incompletely understood. Abnormal gastric electrical activity, measured using electrogastrography (EGG), may contribute.

Body surface mapping of the stomach: New directions for clinically evaluating gastric electrical activity.

Background: Gastric motility disorders, which include both functional and organic etiologies, are highly prevalent. However, there remains a critical lack of objective biomarkers to guide efficient diagnostics and personalized therapies. Bioelectrical activity plays a fundamental role in coordinating gastric function and has been investigated as a contributing mechanism to gastric dysmotility and sensory dysfunction for a century.