Colonic transit in patients after anterior resection: prospective, comparative study using single‐photon emission CT/CT scintigraphy. Issue 5 (10th March 2020)
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- Title:
- Colonic transit in patients after anterior resection: prospective, comparative study using single‐photon emission CT/CT scintigraphy. Issue 5 (10th March 2020)
- Main Title:
- Colonic transit in patients after anterior resection: prospective, comparative study using single‐photon emission CT/CT scintigraphy
- Authors:
- Ng, K.‐S.
Russo, R.
Gladman, M. A. - Abstract:
- Abstract : Background: Bowel dysfunction after anterior resection is well documented, but its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. No study has assessed whether postoperative variation in colonic transit contributes to symptoms. This study measured colonic transit using planar scintigraphy and single‐photon emission CT (SPECT)/CT in patients after anterior resection, stratified according to postoperative bowel function. Methods: Symptoms were assessed using the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) score. Following gallium‐67 ingestion, scintigraphy was performed at predefined time points. Nine regions of interest were defined, and geometric centre (GC), percentage isotope retained, GC velocity index and colonic half‐clearance time ( T ½ ) determined. Transit parameters were compared between subgroups based on LARS score using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses. Results: Fifty patients (37 men; median age 72·6 (range 44·4–87·7) years) underwent planar and SPECT scintigraphy. Overall, 17 patients had major and nine had minor LARS; 24 did not have LARS. There were significant differences in transit profiles between patients with major LARs and those without LARS: GCs were greater (median 5·94 (range 2·35–7·72) versus 4·30 (2·12–6·47) at 32 h; P = 0·015); the percentage retained isotope was lower (median 53·8 (range 6·5–100) versus 89·9 (38·4–100) per cent at 32 h; P = 0·002); GC velocity indices were greater (median 1·70 (range 1·18–1·92) versus 1·45Abstract : Background: Bowel dysfunction after anterior resection is well documented, but its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. No study has assessed whether postoperative variation in colonic transit contributes to symptoms. This study measured colonic transit using planar scintigraphy and single‐photon emission CT (SPECT)/CT in patients after anterior resection, stratified according to postoperative bowel function. Methods: Symptoms were assessed using the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) score. Following gallium‐67 ingestion, scintigraphy was performed at predefined time points. Nine regions of interest were defined, and geometric centre (GC), percentage isotope retained, GC velocity index and colonic half‐clearance time ( T ½ ) determined. Transit parameters were compared between subgroups based on LARS score using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses. Results: Fifty patients (37 men; median age 72·6 (range 44·4–87·7) years) underwent planar and SPECT scintigraphy. Overall, 17 patients had major and nine had minor LARS; 24 did not have LARS. There were significant differences in transit profiles between patients with major LARs and those without LARS: GCs were greater (median 5·94 (range 2·35–7·72) versus 4·30 (2·12–6·47) at 32 h; P = 0·015); the percentage retained isotope was lower (median 53·8 (range 6·5–100) versus 89·9 (38·4–100) per cent at 32 h; P = 0·002); GC velocity indices were greater (median 1·70 (range 1·18–1·92) versus 1·45 (0·98–1·80); P = 0·013); and T ½ was shorter (median 38·3 (17·0–65·0) versus 57·0 (32·1–160·0) h; P = 0·003). Percentage tracer retained at 32 h best discriminated major LARS from no LARS (area under curve (AUC) 0·828). Conclusion: Patients with major LARS had accelerated colonic transit compared with those without LARS, which may help explain postoperative bowel dysfunction in this group. The percentage tracer retained at 32 h had the greatest AUC value in discriminating such patients. Abstract : This study investigated changes in colonic transit after anterior resection, and demonstrated differences in transit profiles between patients with major low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) and those without LARS. This suggests that LARS may be, at least in part, due to changes in postoperative colonic motility, rather than just neorectal or postoperative pelvic floor dysfunction. Increased colonic transit in LARS Abstract : Antecedentes: La disfunción intestinal después de la resección anterior ( anterior resection, AR) está bien documentada, pero su fisiopatología sigue siendo poco conocida. Ningún estudio ha evaluado si la variación postoperatoria en el tránsito colónico contribuye a los síntomas. Este estudio midió el tránsito colónico mediante gammagrafía planar con SPECT/CT en pacientes después de una AR, estratificados según la función intestinal postoperatoria. Métodos: Los síntomas se evaluaron mediante el sistema de puntuación del síndrome de resección anterior baja ( low anterior resection syndrome, LARS). Después de la administración oral de galio‐67, se realizó una gammagrafía en tiempos predefinidos. Se establecieron nueve regiones de interés y se midió/calculó las siguientes variables: (i) centro geométrico ( geometric centre, GC); (ii) porcentaje de isótopo retenido; (iii) velocidad del GC; y (iv) semivida de aclaramiento del colon (T1/2). Se compararon los parámetros de tránsito en diferentes subgrupos de pacientes de acuerdo con su puntuación LARS utilizando análisis de curva ROC Resultados: La gammagrafía planar con SPECT se realizó en 50 pacientes con AR seleccionados al azar (37 varones, media de 72, 3 años (DE 9, 0)). En total, 17 pacientes presentaban un LARS mayor, 9 tenían un LARS menor y 24 no presentaban LARS. En comparación con los pacientes sin LARS, los pacientes con LARS mayor tenían perfiles de tránsito significativamente diferentes: a las 32 horas, (i) los GC fueron mayores (mediana 5, 94 (rango 2, 35‐7, 72) versus 4, 30 (2, 12‐6, 47), P = 0, 015)); (ii) el porcentaje de isótopo retenido fue menor (mediana 53, 8% (error estándar de la media 6, 5) versus 89, 9% (3, 4), P = 0, 002)); (iii) las velocidades del GC fueron mayores (1, 70 (1, 18‐1, 92) versus 1, 45 (0, 98–1, 80), P = 0, 013)); y (iv) las semividas T1/2 fueron más cortas (38, 3 horas (17, 0‐65, 0) versus 57, 0 (32, 1‐160), P = 0, 003)). El porcentaje de isótopo retenido a las 32 horas fue el parámetro que mejor discriminó los pacientes con LARS mayor de los pacientes sin LARS (AUC 0, 828). Conclusión: Los pacientes con LARS mayor presentaron un tránsito colónico acelerado en comparación con los pacientes sin LARS, lo que puede contribuir a explicar la disfunción intestinal postoperatoria en dichos pacientes. El marcador de porcentaje de isótopo retenido a las 32 horas tenía un valor de AUC más elevado en la discriminación de estos pacientes. … (more)
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- British journal of surgery. Volume 107:Issue 5(2020)
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- British journal of surgery
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- Publication Date:
- 2020-03-10
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