ArticleSurgical endoscopy2014
Colonic electrical stimulation for the treatment of slow-transit constipation: a preliminary pilot study.
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- Heterogeneous outcome reporting in adult slow-transit constipation studies: Systematic review towards a core outcome set.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2020Pooled it
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- Idiopathic Slow Transit Constipation: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Bio-impedance method to monitor colon motility response to direct distal colon stimulation in anesthetized pigs.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Control of colonic motility using electrical stimulation to modulate enteric neural activity.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2021Article
- The effect of colonic tissue electrical stimulation and celiac branch of the abdominal vagus nerve neuromodulation on colonic motility in anesthetized pigs.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2020Article
- Robotic Setup Promises Consistent Effects of Multilocular Gastrointestinal Electrical Stimulation: First Results of a Porcine Study.European surgical research. Europaische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales europeennes · 2020Article
- Five-fold Gastrointestinal Electrical Stimulation With Electromyography-based Activity Analysis: Towards Multilocular Theranostic Intestinal Implants.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2019Article
- Electrical stimulation of gut motility guided by an in silico model.Journal of neural engineering · 2017Article
- Effects of colonic electrical stimulation using different individual parameter patterns and stimulation sites on gastrointestinal transit time, defecation, and food intake.International journal of colorectal disease · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundElectrical stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract is an attractive concept. In this article we report on a procedure for electrical colonic pacing due to intramuscular electrode placement for slow-transit constipation and some preliminary results.
methodsFrom January 2011 to December 2012, all consecutive patients affected by constipation and evaluated in our Pelvic Floor Center were prospectively assessed. Patients who underwent colonic electrical stimulation were evaluated for the present study.
resultsIn the study period, 256 patients were evaluated for constipation; 58% were identified as having obstructed defecation syndrome, 27.3% with irritable bowel syndrome or mixed forms, 4% with pelvic floor dyssynergia, and 10.5% (27 patients) as having slow-transit constipation. After failure of all the maximal conventional therapies, two patients, candidates for colectomy, agreed to undergo colonic electrical stimulation before a resective treatment. Both patients were females, aged 34 and 29 years, and were suffering from severe constipation since childhood. The follow-up was 19 and 6 months. The number of bowel movements per week increased from 0.3 to 3.5 in the first patient and from 0.5 to 2.5 in the second patient. Both patients no longer needed laxatives, enemas, or any other treatment. The hospital stay was 4 days, the mean operative time was 120 min, and no complications were reported.
conclusionsColonic pacing seems to be feasible and shows positive results. Further studies are required with a larger number of patients and a longer follow-up period to confirm the role of this promising treatment for slow-transit constipation.
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