Publications by authors named "Mentis E"
Objective: To investigate the relationship between fedstate gastrointestinal tract (GI) function and upper GI myoelectric changes seen after abdominal surgery.
Design: Twenty-one adult female mongrel dogs underwent either an open cholecystectomy, a laparoscopic cholecystectomy alone, or a laparoscopic cholecystectomy with peritoneal injury (n = 7 for each group). Bipolar recording electrodes were placed on the antrum and 3 sites of the proximal small intestine to record fasting myoelectric data each morning postoperatively.
Background: We prospectively studied the recovery of gastrointestinal motility in patients undergoing laparoscopic (LAP, n = 7) or open (OPEN, n = 7) colon resections.
Methods: At operation, bipolar recording electrodes were placed on the proximal and distal antrum, the proximal site of the colonic anastomosis, and the rectosigmoid for postoperative myoelectric recordings.
Results: Shorter postoperative hospitalization and earlier resumption of a regular diet of the LAP group just barely failed to achieve significant differences when compared with the OPEN group (p = 0.
We examined the postoperative changes in fasting gastric myoelectric activity in 11 patients undergoing nongastric surgery (colon surgery) via celiotomy. Recordings were performed on postoperative days (POD) 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7+ (7-35) for 1-1.5 hr after overnight fasting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The authors investigate the recovery of gastrointestinal motility in the fed and fasted state after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy.
Summary Background Data: Clinical recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is known to be more rapid than after conventional open cholecystectomy. However, the actual effect of a laparoscopic approach on gastrointestinal motility, particularly fed-state motility, is not well investigated.