Thomas A Eldredge1,2, Madison Bills3, Jennifer C Myers4,5, Dylan Bartholomeusz3,6, George K Kiroff4,5, Jonathan Shenfine4,7. 1. Discipline of Surgery, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. tom.andrew.eldredge@gmail.com. 2. Department of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, South Australia, Australia. tom.andrew.eldredge@gmail.com. 3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET and Bone Densitometry, Royal Adelaide Hospital and SA Medical Imaging, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 4. Discipline of Surgery, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 5. Department of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, South Australia, Australia. 6. Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 7. Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Oesophageal bile reflux after bariatric surgery may trigger development of Barrett's oesophagus. Gastro-oesophageal reflux of bile is captured by hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scintigraphy; however, anatomical and physiological changes after bariatric surgery warrant protocol modifications to optimise bile reflux detection. METHODS: HIDA scintigraphy occurred 6 months after either sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or one-anastomosis gastric bypass. Standard HIDA scanning involves (i) 6-h fast and 24-h abstinence from opioids; (ii) IV administration of 99mTc di-isopropyl iminodiacetic acid; and (iii) dual anterior/posterior 60-min dynamic scanning of the duodenum, stomach and oesophagus. Three challenges were identified, and modifications were implemented, namely, (1) anatomical localisation of refluxed bile on planar scintigraphy was improved by adding a SPECT/CT for 3D imaging; (2) impaired cholecystokinin-controlled gallbladder emptying, following bypassed duodenum, was addressed by ingestion of a 'fatty meal'; and (3) intestinal hypomotility after gastric bypass was counteracted by longer scan duration (75-90 min) to allow bile to pass beyond the gastro-jejunal anastomosis. RESULTS: HIDA scan was undertaken in 18 patients, 13 of whom underwent the modified protocol. The tailored protocol ameliorated issues identified with the standard HIDA scan protocol; thus, accurate anatomical localisation was achieved in all patients, no delayed gallbladder emptying was observed, and bile was observed beyond the gastro-jejunal anastomosis in all gastric bypass patients. The modified technique was well tolerated by patients. CONCLUSION: A tailored HIDA scan protocol with addition of a SPECT-CT scan, ingestion of a fatty meal and prolonged scanning duration results in enhanced bile reflux detection in post-bariatric surgical patients.
INTRODUCTION: Oesophageal bile reflux after bariatric surgery may trigger development of Barrett's oesophagus. Gastro-oesophageal reflux of bile is captured by hepatobiliaryiminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scintigraphy; however, anatomical and physiological changes after bariatric surgery warrant protocol modifications to optimise bile reflux detection. METHODS:HIDA scintigraphy occurred 6 months after either sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or one-anastomosis gastric bypass. Standard HIDA scanning involves (i) 6-h fast and 24-h abstinence from opioids; (ii) IV administration of 99mTc di-isopropyl iminodiacetic acid; and (iii) dual anterior/posterior 60-min dynamic scanning of the duodenum, stomach and oesophagus. Three challenges were identified, and modifications were implemented, namely, (1) anatomical localisation of refluxed bile on planar scintigraphy was improved by adding a SPECT/CT for 3D imaging; (2) impaired cholecystokinin-controlled gallbladder emptying, following bypassed duodenum, was addressed by ingestion of a 'fatty meal'; and (3) intestinal hypomotility after gastric bypass was counteracted by longer scan duration (75-90 min) to allow bile to pass beyond the gastro-jejunal anastomosis. RESULTS:HIDA scan was undertaken in 18 patients, 13 of whom underwent the modified protocol. The tailored protocol ameliorated issues identified with the standard HIDA scan protocol; thus, accurate anatomical localisation was achieved in all patients, no delayed gallbladder emptying was observed, and bile was observed beyond the gastro-jejunal anastomosis in all gastric bypass patients. The modified technique was well tolerated by patients. CONCLUSION: A tailored HIDA scan protocol with addition of a SPECT-CT scan, ingestion of a fatty meal and prolonged scanning duration results in enhanced bile reflux detection in post-bariatric surgical patients.
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Bile reflux; Gastric bypass; HIDA scintigraphy; Sleeve gastrectomy
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