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Does pyloric manometry help guide your choice of G-POEM vs gastric electrical stimulation in the treatment of gastroparesis?

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Gastroenterology · University of Florida
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Data indicates that diabetics with predominant vomiting are more likely to respond to both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions. In contrast, patients experiencing predominant pain tend to show poor responses to all forms of treatment. Studies have shown that pyloric distensibility and ...

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Gastroenterology · Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Yes, it does.

You can use antroduodenal manometry to measure pyloric pressure. If high, the patient is a good candidate for G-POEM.

If antroduodenal manometry shows low-amplitude contractions, be cautious with G-POEM.

Nowadays, we often use EndoFLIP on the pylorus.

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