Table 3

 Overview of studies that reported on the prevalence and symptom associations of impaired gastric accommodation in patients with post-surgical upper gastrointestinal disorders

AuthorPatientsnTechniqueDifference from healthAssocation with symptom pattern
SPECT, single-photon emission computed tomography.
Vu 77Post-fundoplication dyspepsia12Gastric barostatImpaired accommodation as a groupNot done
Vu 74Pre-fundoplication and post-fundoplication12Gastric barostatImpaired accommodation compared with pre-fundoplicationAssociated with postprandial fullness
Lindeboom 79Post-fundoplication dyspepsia28Gastric barostatImpaired accommodation in partial and complete fundoplicationAssociated with postprandial fullness
Bouras 14Post-fundoplication dyspepsia15SPECT imagingImpaired accommodation as a groupNot done
Bredenoord 62Post-fundoplication dyspepsia37SPECT imagingImpaired accommodation in 44%None
Scheffer 80Post-fundoplication dyspepsia18UltrasoundImpaired accommodation in a subgroupAssociated with dyspeptic symptoms
Le Blanc-Louvry 81Distal gastrectomy16Gastric barostatImpaired accommodation in a subgroupAssociated with dyspeptic symptoms