{"title":"Letter to the editor: Do not forget recommendations for transition to the adult world in esophageal atresia patients!","authors":"Christophe Faure, Usha Krishnan","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14923","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142292096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marieka V DeVuono, Thangam Venkatesan, Cecilia J Hillard
{"title":"Endocannabinoid signaling in stress, nausea, and vomiting.","authors":"Marieka V DeVuono, Thangam Venkatesan, Cecilia J Hillard","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14911","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14911","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Classical antiemetics that target the serotonin system may not be effective in treating certain nausea and vomiting conditions like cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS). As a result, there is a need for better therapies to manage the symptoms of these disorders, including nausea, vomiting, and anxiety. Cannabis is often used for its purported antiemetic and anxiolytic effects, given regulation of these processes by the endocannabinoid system (ECS). However, there is considerable evidence that cannabinoids can also produce nausea and vomiting and increase anxiety in certain instances, especially at higher doses. This paradoxical effect of cannabinoids on nausea, vomiting, and anxiety may be due to the dysregulation of the ECS, altering how it maintains these processes and contributing to the pathophysiology of CVS or CHS.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this review is to highlight the involvement of the ECS in the regulation of stress, nausea, and vomiting. We discuss how prolonged cannabis use, such as in the case of CHS or heightened stress, can dysregulate the ECS and affect its modulation of these functions. The review also examines the evidence for the roles of ECS and stress systems' dysfunction in CVS and CHS to better understand the underlying mechanisms of these conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142120318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Automated software-derived supine baseline impedance is highly correlated with manual nocturnal baseline impedance for the diagnosis of GERD.","authors":"Alexander T Reddy, Amit Patel, David A Leiman","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14861","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14861","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mean nocturnal baseline impedance (MNBI) can improve diagnostic accuracy for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), but must be manually calculated and is not routinely reported. We aimed to determine how automated software-derived mean supine baseline impedance (MSBI), a potential novel GERD metric, is related to MNBI.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Consecutively obtained pH-impedance studies were assessed. Manually extracted MNBI was compared to MSBI using paired t-test and Spearman's correlations.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>The correlation between MNBI and MSBI was very high (ρ = 0.966, p < 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions & inferences: </strong>The ease of acquisition and correlation with MNBI warrant the routine clinical use and reporting of MSBI with pH-impedance studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141580387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amrit K Kamboj, David A Katzka, Marcelo F Vela, Rena Yadlapati, Karthik Ravi
{"title":"A practical approach to ineffective esophageal motility.","authors":"Amrit K Kamboj, David A Katzka, Marcelo F Vela, Rena Yadlapati, Karthik Ravi","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14839","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14839","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>Ineffective esophageal motility (IEM) is the most frequently diagnosed esophageal motility abnormality and characterized by diminished esophageal peristaltic vigor and frequent weak, absent, and/or fragmented peristalsis on high-resolution esophageal manometry. Despite its commonplace occurrence, this condition can often provoke uncertainty for both patients and clinicians. Although the diagnostic criteria used to define this condition has generally become more stringent over time, it is unclear whether the updated criteria result in a more precise clinical diagnosis. While IEM is often implicated with symptoms of dysphagia and gastroesophageal reflux disease, the strength of these associations remains unclear. In this review, we share a practical approach to IEM highlighting its definition and evolution over time, commonly associated clinical symptoms, and important management and treatment considerations. We also share the significance of this condition in patients undergoing evaluation for anti-reflux surgery and consideration for lung transplantation.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11321916/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141262344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fecal bacteria and short-chain fatty acids in irritable bowel syndrome: Relations to subtype.","authors":"Erica Sande Teige, Eline Margrete Randulff Hillestad, Elisabeth Kjelsvik Steinsvik, Ingeborg Brønstad, Arvid Lundervold, Astri J Lundervold, Jørgen Valeur, Trygve Hausken, Birgitte Berentsen, Gülen Arslan Lied","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14854","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14854","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The relationship between gut microbiota and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) subtype is unclear. We aimed to explore whether differences in fecal bacteria composition and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) levels were associated with subtypes and symptoms of IBS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All participants delivered fecal samples and self-reports on IBS Symptom Severity Score (IBS-SSS), Bristol Stool Scale (BSS), and Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS). Fecal bacteria composition was assessed by the GA-map® Dysbiosis Test based on 16S rRNA sequences of bacterial species/groups. SCFAs were analyzed by vacuum distillation followed by gas chromatography.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Sixty patients with IBS were included (mean age 38 years, 46 [77%] females): Twenty-one patients were classified as IBS-D (diarrhea), 31 IBS-M (mixed diarrhea and constipation), and eight IBS-C (constipation). Forty-two healthy controls (HCs) (mean age 35 years, 27 [64%] females) were included. Patients had a significantly higher relative frequency of dysbiosis, lower levels of Actinobacteria, and higher levels of Bacilli than HCs. Eight bacterial markers were significantly different across IBS subgroups and HCs, and 13 bacterial markers were weakly correlated with IBS symptoms. Clostridia and Veillonella spp. had a weak negative correlation with constipation scores (GSRS) and a weak positive correlation with loose stools (BSS). Diarrhea scores (GSRS) and looser stool (BSS) were weakly correlated with levels of total SCFAs, acetic and butyric acid. Levels of total SCFAs and acetic acid were weakly correlated with symptom severity (IBS-SSS).</p><p><strong>Conclusions & inferences: </strong>Patients with IBS had a different fecal bacteria composition compared to HCs, and alterations of SCFAs may contribute to the subtype.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141469660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S Lal, P Paine, J Tack, Q Aziz, R Barazzoni, C Cuerda, P Jeppesen, F Joly, G Lamprecht, M Mundi, S Schneider, K Szczepanek, A Van Gossum, G Wanten, T Vanuytsel, L Pironi
{"title":"Avoiding the use of long-term parenteral support in patients without intestinal failure: A position paper from the European Society of Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism, the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility and the Rome Foundation for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction.","authors":"S Lal, P Paine, J Tack, Q Aziz, R Barazzoni, C Cuerda, P Jeppesen, F Joly, G Lamprecht, M Mundi, S Schneider, K Szczepanek, A Van Gossum, G Wanten, T Vanuytsel, L Pironi","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14853","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14853","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The role of long-term parenteral support in patients with underlying benign conditions who do not have intestinal failure (IF) is contentious, not least since there are clear benefits in utilising the oral or enteral route for nutritional support. Furthermore, the risks of long-term home parenteral nutrition (HPN) are significant, with significant impacts on morbidity and mortality. There has, however, been a recent upsurge of the use of HPN in patients with conditions such as gastro-intestinal neuromuscular disorders, opioid bowel dysfunction, disorders of gut-brain interaction and possibly eating disorders, who do not have IF. As a result, the European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN), the European Society of Neuro-gastroenterology and Motility (ESNM) and the Rome Foundation for Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction felt that a position statement is required to clarify - and hopefully reduce the potential for harm associated with - the use of long-term parenteral support in patients without IF. Consensus opinion is that HPN should not be prescribed for patients without IF, where the oral and/or enteral route can be utilised. On the rare occasions that PN commencement is required to treat life-threatening malnutrition in conditions such as those listed above, it should only be prescribed for a time-limited period to achieve nutritional safety, while the wider multi-disciplinary team focus on more appropriate biopsychosocial holistic and rehabilitative approaches to manage the patient's primary underlying condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141555280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas Fairlie, Ayesha Shah, Reuben K Wong, Xiucai Fang, Uday C Ghoshal, Purna C Kashyap, Agata Mulak, Yeong Yeh Lee, Ami D Sperber, Natasha Koloski, Naomi Moy, Nicholas J Talley, Michael P Jones, Gerald Holtmann
{"title":"A multifaceted ecological approach to explore links between environmental factors and the epidemiology of disorders of gut-brain interaction.","authors":"Thomas Fairlie, Ayesha Shah, Reuben K Wong, Xiucai Fang, Uday C Ghoshal, Purna C Kashyap, Agata Mulak, Yeong Yeh Lee, Ami D Sperber, Natasha Koloski, Naomi Moy, Nicholas J Talley, Michael P Jones, Gerald Holtmann","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14866","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14866","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) are characterized by debilitating symptoms not explained by structural or biochemical abnormalities. While functional conditions present with complex, likely heterogeneous pathophysiology, we aimed to investigate if proxy measures of sociocultural and environmental factors are associated with the prevalence of various DGBI in populations across the world.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed an ecological study utilizing peer-reviewed published datasets reporting for 26 countries prevalence rates of DGBI (Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology Study, RFGES), with six independent variables: Helicobacter pylori prevalence and household size as proxy measures for orofecal infections, gross domestic product per capita (GDP), and median age as a proxy measures for socioeconomic development, density of fast food outlets (FFO) per 100,000 population as proxy measure for processed food exposure, and suicide mortality rate per 100,000 people, and world happiness scores were used as a proxy for psychological stress. The data were retrieved from publicly accessible datasets (United Nations, CIA World Factbook, World Bank, World Happiness Report, commercial/financial reports of a global FFO chain). We used linear regression to assess variables in univariate and multivariate analysis and report standardized β coefficients with 95% confidence intervals (CI).</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>The regression model revealed that the overall prevalence of DGBI was inversely associated with both GDP per capita (β = -0.57, 95% CI: -0.92, -0.22, p = 0.002) and happiness scores (β = -0.433 95% CI: 0.821, -0.065, p = 0.023), while being positively associated with H. pylori prevalence (β = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.008, 0.81, p = 0.046). The prevalence of functional constipation (FC) was also inversely associated with GDP per capita (β = -0.50, 95% CI: -0.86, -0.13, p = 0.01) and happiness scores (β = -0.497, 95% CI: -0.863, -0.132, p = 0.01), while being positively associated with H. pylori prevalence (β = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.16, 0.91, p = 0.007). The Multivariate model analysis revealed that combining the factors of H. pylori prevalence, suicide rate, household size and happiness scores showed statistically significant association with FC (p = 0.039). Household size (β = -0.43, 95% CI: -0.82, 0.038, p = 0.033) and suicide rates (β = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.19, 0.90, p = 0.004) were statistically significantly associated with functional diarrhea. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was associated with GDP per capita (β = -0.40, 95% CI: -0.79, -0.014, p = 0.043) and happiness scores (β = -0.390, 95% CI: -0.778, -0.003, p = 0.049).</p><p><strong>Conclusions & inferences: </strong>Utilizing publicly available data, the prevalence of DGBI across diverse countries is linked to various socio-cultural and environmental factors. Collectively, the data suggests that the prevalence of DGBI is increased in less prosperous regi","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141616820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gullik Gulliksson, Niklas Nyström, Johan Danielson, Fredrik Dylén Lilljekvist, Mirjam Scholing, Per M Hellström, Elisabet Gustafson
{"title":"Antroduodenal manometry findings in children with suspected pediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction.","authors":"Gullik Gulliksson, Niklas Nyström, Johan Danielson, Fredrik Dylén Lilljekvist, Mirjam Scholing, Per M Hellström, Elisabet Gustafson","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14867","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14867","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In 2018 diagnostic criteria for pediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction (PIPO) were established. Neuromuscular dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract is one of these, and often examined through antroduodenal manometry (ADM). There is little data on antroduodenal manometries in children. Our objectives were to retrospectively apply these criteria to children evaluated for suspected motility disorder, to reevaluate the ADM patterns and compare children who did and did not meet the PIPO criteria and also with healthy adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Children with a suspected gastrointestinal motility disorder previously investigated with 24-h 8-lead ADM were reevaluated by applying the 2018 ESPGHAN/NASPGHAN PIPO diagnostic criteria and the 2018 ANMS-NASPGHAN guidelines. ADM findings were compared between children who retrospectively fulfilled a PIPO diagnosis, children who did not, and a control group of healthy adults.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Of 34 children (age 7.9 (±5.1) years, 18 males), 12 retrospectively fulfilled the 2018 PIPO diagnostic criteria. Twenty-five children (10 in the PIPO group) had abnormal diagnostic findings on ADM, whereas 9 (2 in the PIPO group) had no such findings. A PIPO diagnosis implied a significantly higher degree of abnormal ADM patterns (2.33 vs. 1.23, p = 0.02). There were no major differences in quantitative ADM measurements between the groups except higher pressures in children.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and inferences: </strong>Children who retrospectively fulfilled a PIPO diagnosis had a significantly higher abundance of abnormal ADM findings compared with symptomatic children without PIPO and healthy adults. Our data indicate a need for set criteria for evaluation of ADM in children with suspected PIPO.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141731358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Irene Sarosiek, Karina Espino, Anthony Lembo, Richard W McCallum
{"title":"MoPill a novel gastrointestinal positioning system (GPS): New technology to navigate the alimentary tract highway.","authors":"Irene Sarosiek, Karina Espino, Anthony Lembo, Richard W McCallum","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14864","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14864","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Evaluation of gut motility in clinical practice is currently limited. A novel medical system (MoPill™) consisting of a capsule that wirelessly transmits radiofrequency signals to assess motility via 3D location, was used to conduct this study. The objectives were to: (1) confirm the safety of the MoPill™ system; (2) compare the 3D location transmitted by the capsule to its location captured by abdominal x-rays; 3 determine gastric emptying (GE), whole gut transit time (WGTT) and segmental transit times.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The MoPill™ system consists of an electronic capsule (2 × 1.2 cm), eight color-coded adhesive sensors (6 × 5.5 cm), a recorder (15 × 11 × 2 cm), and software on a laptop. Four sensors were applied to the abdomen and four to the back. Healthy subjects who had fasted overnight ingested a 250-calorie protein bar, 17 oz. of water, followed by an activated capsule. No further caloric contents were permitted for the next 5 h. At 1, 5, and 24 h (if the capsule had not been expelled), upright abdominal X-rays (AP and lateral) were obtained to assess the location of the capsule, which was compared to the gastrointestinal positioning system (GPS) location determined by the MoPill™ system. Identification of the capsule's anatomical location by the MoPill™ system was based on (1) the 3D (x, y, z) location; (2) time; (3) trajectory (e.g., going up the right side of the body signified ascending colon); (4) frequency of contractions (e.g., 3 cycles/min for the stomach); and (5) milestone relationship (e.g., pyloric passage must follow the end of gastric contractions). GE was determined first by the end of the 3 cycles/min rhythmic movement of the stomach and then again by pyloric expulsion on 3D location. Small intestine transit was taken as the duration from pyloric expulsion to arrival in the cecum. Colon transit time was determined by calculating the duration from 3D arrival in the cecum to passage of the capsule out of the body (i.e., loss of signal accompanying a bowel movement).</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Ten healthy subjects (five women; mean age 34; mean BMI 24) were enrolled, and nine provided reliable data. The variation between the x-ray and the estimated (i.e., identified by the MoPill™ system) location of the capsule was within an average of 3.5 cm (range 0.9-9.4 cm). The mean GE was 3.1 h. The small intestine's mean transit time was 4.3 h. The mean colonic transit time was 17.6 h. There were no adverse events recorded during the study.</p><p><strong>Conclusions & inferences: </strong>MoPill™ is a novel gastrointestinal positional system that accurately identifies the location of a capsule compared to an X-ray. MoPill™ system also recognizes GE, small bowel, colonic, and WGTT as well as segmental gut location and movement characteristics. MoPill™ offers the potential for new insights into GI motility disorders not attainable by current modalities.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141748696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Candice K Park, Lyon Wang, Ilan J K Koppen, Seth A Alpert, Karen A Diefenbach, Richard J Wood, Neetu Bali, Karla Vaz, Desale Yacob, Carlo Di Lorenzo, Peter L Lu
{"title":"Sacral nerve stimulation leads to long-term improvement in fecal incontinence and quality of life for children with functional and organic defecation disorders.","authors":"Candice K Park, Lyon Wang, Ilan J K Koppen, Seth A Alpert, Karen A Diefenbach, Richard J Wood, Neetu Bali, Karla Vaz, Desale Yacob, Carlo Di Lorenzo, Peter L Lu","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14865","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14865","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Our objective was to evaluate long-term outcomes of sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) for children with functional and organic defecation disorders.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a prospective study of children <21 years of age who started SNS treatment between 2012 and 2018. We recorded demographics, medical history, and diagnostic testing. We obtained measures of symptom severity and quality of life at baseline and follow up at 1, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and ≥60 months. Successful response was defined as bowel movements >2 times/week and fecal incontinence (FI) <1 time/week. Families were contacted to administer the Glasgow Children's Benefit Inventory and to evaluate patient satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>We included 65 patients (59% female, median age at SNS 14 years, range 9-21) with median follow-up of 32 months. Thirty patients had functional constipation (FC), 15 had non-retentive FI (NRFI), and 16 had an anorectal malformation (ARM). The percentage with FI <1 time/week improved from 30% at baseline to 64% at 1 year (p < 0.001) and 77% at most recent follow-up (p < 0.001). Patients with FC, NRFI, and ARM had sustained improvement in FI (p = 0.02, p < 0.001, p = 0.02). Patients also reported fewer hard stools (p = 0.001). Bowel movement frequency did not improve after SNS. At most recent follow-up, 77% of patients with a functional disorder and 50% with an organic disorder had responded (p = 0.03). Nearly all families reported benefit.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and inferences: </strong>SNS led to sustained improvement in FI regardless of underlying etiology, but children with functional disorders were more likely to respond than those with organic disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141616822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}