Greenberg Jacques A, Palacardo Federico, Edelmuth Rodrigo C L, Egan Caitlin E, Lee Yeon Joo, Dakin Gregory, Zarnegar Rasa, Afaneh Cheguevara, Bellorin Omar
Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine & Minimally Invasive Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, 520 East 70th Street, Starr Pavillion, 8th Floor, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
Surg Endosc. 2023 Feb;37(2):1543-1550. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09450-0. Epub 2022 Jul 20.
Sleeve gastrectomy is among the most commonly-performed procedures for morbid obesity. However, patients occasionally develop post-sleeve gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Identifying patients most at risk for this complication remains difficult. We aimed to correlate intra-operative physiologic measurements of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) at the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) during robotic sleeve gastrectomy in an attempt to identify predictors of post-sleeve GERD symptoms.
A retrospective chart review of a prospectively maintained database identified 28 patients in whom robotic sleeve gastrectomy was performed utilizing EndoFLIP™ technology between January and September 2021. Intraoperative LES measurements at the GEJ including cross-sectional area (CSA), distensibility index (DI), intra-balloon pressure, and high-pressure zone (HPZ length) were correlated with post-operative GERD.
GEJ CSA, pressure, and DI increased over the course of the surgery (CSA pre-op: 31 (IQR 19.3-39.5) mm vs. post-op: 67 (IQR 40.8-95.8) mm, p < 0.001; pressure: 25.8 (IQR 20.2-33.1) mmHg vs. 31.5 (IQR 28.9-37.0) mmHg, p = 0.007; DI 1.1 (IQR 0.8-1.8) mm/mmHg vs. 2.0 (IQR 1.2-3.0) mm/mmHg, p = < 0.001), whereas HPZ length decreased (2.5 (IQR 2.5-3) cm vs. 2.0 (IQR 1.3-2.5) cm, p = 0.022). Twenty-three patients (82.1%) completed a post-operative GERD questionnaire. Fifteen (65.2%) had no GERD symptoms before or after surgery; 5 (21.7%) reported new post-sleeve GERD symptoms; 3 (13.0%) reported exacerbation of pre-existing GERD symptoms. Patients with new or worsening GERD symptoms had higher post-sleeve DIs (3.2 (IQR 1.9-4.5) mm/mmHg vs. 1.5 (IQR 1.2-2.4) mm/mmHg, p = 0.024) and lower post-sleeve LES pressures (29.9 (IQR 26.3-32.9) mmHg vs. 35.2 (IQR 31.0-38.0) mmHg, p = 0.023) than those without.
An increase in GEJ CSA, pressure, and DI, and a decrease in GEJ length can be expected during robotic sleeve gastrectomy. Patients with new or worsening post-sleeve GERD symptoms have higher post-sleeve DI and lower post-sleeve LES pressure than their asymptomatic counterparts.
袖状胃切除术是治疗病态肥胖最常用的手术之一。然而,患者偶尔会发生袖状胃切除术后胃食管反流病(GERD)。确定最易发生这种并发症的患者仍然很困难。我们旨在关联机器人袖状胃切除术中胃食管交界处(GEJ)下食管括约肌(LES)的术中生理测量值,以试图确定袖状胃切除术后GERD症状的预测因素。
对一个前瞻性维护的数据库进行回顾性图表审查,确定了28例在2021年1月至9月期间使用EndoFLIP™技术进行机器人袖状胃切除术的患者。GEJ处术中LES测量值,包括横截面积(CSA)、扩张性指数(DI)、球囊内压力和高压区(HPZ长度),与术后GERD相关。
手术过程中GEJ的CSA、压力和DI增加(术前CSA:31(四分位间距19.3 - 39.5)mm,术后:67(四分位间距40.8 - 95.8)mm,p < 0.001;压力:25.8(四分位间距20.2 - 33.1)mmHg,对31.5(四分位间距28.9 - 37.0)mmHg,p = 0.007;DI 1.1(四分位间距0.8 - 1.8)mm/mmHg,对2.0(四分位间距1.2 - 3.0)mm/mmHg,p = < 0.001),而HPZ长度减少(2.5(四分位间距2.5 - 3)cm,对2.0(四分位间距1.3 - 2.5)cm,p = 0.022)。23例患者(82.1%)完成了术后GERD问卷调查。15例(65.2%)在手术前后均无GERD症状;5例(21.7%)报告有新的袖状胃切除术后GERD症状;3例(13.0%)报告原有GERD症状加重。有新的或加重的GERD症状的患者术后DI较高(3.2(四分位间距1.9 - 4.5)mm/mmHg,对1.5(四分位间距1.2 - 2.4)mm/mmHg,p = 0.024),术后LES压力较低(29.9(四分位间距26.3 - 32.9)mmHg,对35.2(四分位间距31.0 - 38.0)mmHg,p = 0.023)。
机器人袖状胃切除术中可预期GEJ的CSA、压力和DI增加,GEJ长度减少。有新的或加重的袖状胃切除术后GERD症状的患者比无症状的患者术后DI更高,术后LES压力更低。