Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Endoscopic pyloric suturing to reduce food intake in dogs
By Vegesna, Anil et al.·Published in Gastrointestinal endoscopy·2010·Department of Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Endoscopic pyloric suturing to facilitate weight loss: a canine model.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 7 overweight dogs underwent a procedure where sutures were placed in their stomach to help them feel full faster and eat less. These dogs ended up eating nearly half as much food and lost about 12.7% of their body weight over the study period. In contrast, dogs that did not receive the sutures either gained weight or showed minimal changes in their eating habits. This method successfully slowed down how quickly food left their stomachs, leading to significant weight loss. However, the long-term effects of this treatment are still unknown.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: More than 66% of adults in United States are overweight or obese. OBJECTIVE: To decrease gastric emptying and cause early and prolonged satiety by endoscopically narrowing the gastric pylorus. DESIGN: Thirteen dogs were randomized into 3 groups (suture, sham, and control). SETTING: Animal facility. INTERVENTIONS: Sutures were placed across the pylorus in the 7 dogs in the suture group by using an endoscopic suturing device. Three sham dogs had endoscopy without suturing, and 3 control dogs did not have any intervention. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Gastric emptying studies were conducted on all of the dogs by using 13C-octanoic acid breath tests. All dogs were monitored for daily food intake and weight gain/loss. RESULTS: The suture dogs decreased their food consumption by 48% (P < .02), whereas the sham and control dogs showed 9.5% increase (P = .16). The suture dogs lost 12.7% (P = .001) of their initial body weight, whereas the sham and control dogs gained 13.4% (P = .03). There was a delay in gastric emptying between the presuturing baseline and last postsuturing measurement by 30.75% (P = .005) in the suture dogs. In the sham plus control dogs, there was a delay in gastric emptying during the same period by only 6.75% (P = .55). LIMITATIONS: Long-term efficacy of the sutures was not evaluated. CONCLUSIONS: There was a significant weight loss and decreased food consumption along with a significant prolongation of gastric emptying in the suture dogs compared with the sham and control dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20541188/