The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

The Society of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회)
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Postprandial Epigastric Fullness and Pyloric Valve Disturbance in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia;Analysis of Bowel Sounds and Electrogastrography

기능성(機能性) 소화불량증(消化不良症) 환자(患者)의 식후(食後) 심하비만과 pyloric valve의 기능장애(機能障碍);장음과 위전도를 중심으로

  • Yoon, Sang-Hyub (3rd Dept. of Internal Medicine, Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
  • 윤상협 (경희대학교 한의과대학 비계내과학 교실, 경희의료원 한방3내과)
  • Published : 2007.12.30
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Abstract

Background & Object : Postprandial epigastric fullness is one of common symptoms in functional dyspepsia, but its pathophysiological mechanism has still been unknown. In this study, its association between postprandial epigastric fullness and pyloric valve disturbance was studied through analysis of bowel sounds and electrogastrography. Methods : Bowel sounds and electrogastrography were recorded together for fasting 15 min and postprandial 40 min. Parameters of bowel soundincluding motility index, sound to sound interval, standard deviation of sound to sound interval, sounds per minute, % of bowel sound, sound length, intensity, dominant frequency of sounds, and postprandial / fasting ratio of dominant frequency of sounds were analyzed with a specialized program. By electrogastrography, regularity of slow waves and power ratio were obtained. Results : Significances of bowel sounds appeared in motility index (p=0.046), dominant frequency of fasting (p=0.048), postprandial (p=0.003), and the ratio of postprandial/fasting (p=0.000); those of EGG parameters were shown in postprandial regularity of slow waves (p=0.006) and power ratio (p=0.011). Conclusion : Pyloric valve disturbance was a cause of postprandial epigastric fullness in patients with functional dyspepsia. Analysis of bowel sound might be useful in diagnosing its existence.

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