Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18098402›Full record

ReviewObesity surgery2007

Implications of altered gastrointestinal motility in obesity.

T K Gallagher, J G Geoghegan, A W Baird, D C Winter

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Review in Obesity surgery, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Gastric stimulation for weight loss.World journal of gastroenterology · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

T K GallagherInstitute of Clinical Outcomes in Research and Education (ICORE) Dublin, Republic of Ireland. tomgallagher@rcsi.ie
J G Geoghegan
A W Baird
D C Winter
Palo Alto Institute · USSt. Columcille's Hospital · IEUniversity College Dublin · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The onset of obesity occurs as a result of an imbalance between nutrient consumption/absorption and energy expenditure. Gastrointestinal (GI) motility plays a critical role in the rate of consumption of foods, digestion, and absorption of nutrients. Various segments of the GI tract coordinate in a complex yet precise way, to control the process of food consumption, digestion, and absorption of nutrients. GI motility not only regulates the rates at which nutrients are processed and absorbed in the gut, but also, via mechanical and neurohormonal methods, participates in the control of appetite and satiety. Altered GI motility has frequently been observed in obese patients, the significance of which is incompletely understood. However, these alterations can be considered as potential contributing factors in the development and maintenance of obesity and changed eating behavior. Therapies aimed at regulating or counteracting the observed changes in GI motility are being actively explored and applied clinically in the management of obese patients.

Indexed as

ColonElectric StimulationEnergy IntakeGastric EmptyingGastroesophageal RefluxGastrointestinal MotilityHumansIntestine, SmallObesitySatiety Response

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PMID18098402
OpenAlexW2057636038

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