@article{70fdf5a038d711dfad7f000ea68e967b,
title = "Pouch emptying of solid foods after gastroplasty for morbid obesity",
abstract = "To obtain information on possible determinants of weight loss after horizontal gastroplasty, pouch emptying was prospectively investigated in 27 morbidly obese patients. A scintigraphic method was used. Examinations were carried out every 6 months until 2 years after surgery. Pouch emptying was described by means of delay, time until half emptying, mean transit time, and emptying rate. The measures all showed a significant (p less than 0.05) acceleration of pouch emptying during the first 6 months after gastroplasty. Thereafter pouch emptying was unaltered. No significant association could be detected between measures of pouch emptying and weight loss. From calculation of 95% confidence intervals for coefficients of correlation it proved very unlikely that pouch emptying is an important determinant of weight loss.",
author = "T Andersen and Pedersen, {B H} and Henriksen, {Jens Henrik Sahl} and A Uhrenholdt",
note = "Keywords: Adult; Computers; Female; Gastric Emptying; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Prospective Studies; Stomach",
year = "1985",
language = "English",
volume = "20",
pages = "1175--9",
journal = "Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology",
issn = "0036-5521",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis",
number = "10",
}