Gastric Outlet Obstruction: Current Status and Future Directions. 2022

Ioannis S Papanikolaou, and Peter D Siersema
Hepatogastroenterology Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine-Propaedeutic, Attikon University General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.

Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a relatively common condition in which mechanical obstruction of the pylorus, distal stomach, or duodenum causes severe symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and early satiety. Its etiology includes both benign and malignant disorders. Currently, GOO has many treatment options, including initial conservative therapeutic protocols and more invasive procedures, such as surgical gastroenterostomy, stent placement and, the most recently implemented procedure, endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE). Each procedure has its merits, with surgery often prevailing in patients with longer life expectancy and stents being used most often in patients with malignant gastric outlet stenosis. The newly developed EUS-GE combines the immediate effect of stents and the long-term efficacy of gastroenterostomy. However, this novel method is a technically demanding process that requires expert experience and special facilities. Thus, the true clinical effectiveness, as well as the duration of the effects of EUS-GE, still need to be determined.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011708 Pylorus The region of the STOMACH at the junction with the DUODENUM. It is marked by the thickening of circular muscle layers forming the pyloric sphincter to control the opening and closure of the lumen. Pyloric Sphincter,Pyloric Sphincters,Sphincter, Pyloric,Sphincters, Pyloric
D005763 Gastroenterostomy A variety of surgical reconstructive procedures devised to restore gastrointestinal continuity, The two major classes of reconstruction are the Billroth I (gastroduodenostomy) and Billroth II (gastrojejunostomy) procedures. Billroth I,Billroth I Operation,Billroth I Procedure,Billroth II,Billroth II Operation,Billroth II Procedure,Gastroenterostomies,Operation, Billroth I,Operation, Billroth II,Procedure, Billroth I,Procedure, Billroth II
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015607 Stents Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting. Stent
D017219 Gastric Outlet Obstruction The hindering of output from the STOMACH into the SMALL INTESTINE. This obstruction may be of mechanical or functional origin such as EDEMA from PEPTIC ULCER; NEOPLASMS; FOREIGN BODIES; or AGING. Gastric Outlet Obstructions,Obstruction, Gastric Outlet,Obstructions, Gastric Outlet,Outlet Obstruction, Gastric,Outlet Obstructions, Gastric
D019160 Endosonography Ultrasonography of internal organs using an ultrasound transducer sometimes mounted on a fiberoptic endoscope. In endosonography the transducer converts electronic signals into acoustic pulses or continuous waves and acts also as a receiver to detect reflected pulses from within the organ. An audiovisual-electronic interface converts the detected or processed echo signals, which pass through the electronics of the instrument, into a form that the technologist can evaluate. The procedure should not be confused with ENDOSCOPY which employs a special instrument called an endoscope. The "endo-" of endosonography refers to the examination of tissue within hollow organs, with reference to the usual ultrasonography procedure which is performed externally or transcutaneously. Echo-Endoscopy,Endoscopic Ultrasonography,Endoscopy, Echo,Endoscopy, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Endoscopy,Ultrasonography, Endoscopic,Echo Endoscopies,Echo Endoscopy,Echo-Endoscopies,Endoscopic Ultrasonographies,Endoscopies, Echo,Endoscopies, Ultrasonic,Endosonographies,Ultrasonic Endoscopies,Ultrasonographies, Endoscopic

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