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Halder S, Yamasaki J, Liu X, Carlson DA, Kou W, Kahrilas PJ, Pandolfino JE, Patankar NA. Enhancing Chicago Classification diagnoses with functional lumen imaging probe-mechanics (FLIP-MECH). Neurogastroenterol Motil 2024; 36:e14841. [PMID: 38852150 PMCID: PMC11246220 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Esophageal motility disorders can be diagnosed by either high-resolution manometry (HRM) or the functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP) but there is no systematic approach to synergize the measurements of these modalities or to improve the diagnostic metrics that have been developed to analyze them. This work aimed to devise a formal approach to bridge the gap between diagnoses inferred from HRM and FLIP measurements using deep learning and mechanics. METHODS The "mechanical health" of the esophagus was analyzed in 740 subjects including a spectrum of motility disorder patients and normal subjects. The mechanical health was quantified through a set of parameters including wall stiffness, active relaxation, and contraction pattern. These parameters were used by a variational autoencoder to generate a parameter space called virtual disease landscape (VDL). Finally, probabilities were assigned to each point (subject) on the VDL through linear discriminant analysis (LDA), which in turn was used to compare with FLIP and HRM diagnoses. RESULTS Subjects clustered into different regions of the VDL with their location relative to each other (and normal) defined by the type and severity of dysfunction. The two major categories that separated best on the VDL were subjects with normal esophagogastric junction (EGJ) opening and those with EGJ obstruction. Both HRM and FLIP diagnoses correlated well within these two groups. CONCLUSION Mechanics-based parameters effectively estimated esophageal health using FLIP measurements to position subjects in a 3-D VDL that segregated subjects in good alignment with motility diagnoses gleaned from HRM and FLIP studies.
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- Sourav Halder
- Kenneth C. Griffin Esophageal Center of Northwestern Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Kenneth C. Griffin Esophageal Center of Northwestern Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Kenneth C. Griffin Esophageal Center of Northwestern Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Kenneth C. Griffin Esophageal Center of Northwestern Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Kenneth C. Griffin Esophageal Center of Northwestern Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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Halder S, Johnson EM, Yamasaki J, Kahrilas PJ, Markl M, Pandolfino JE, Patankar NA. MRI-MECH: mechanics-informed MRI to estimate esophageal health. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1195067. [PMID: 37362445 PMCID: PMC10289887 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1195067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a popular medical imaging technique that generates image sequences of the flow of a contrast material inside tissues and organs. However, its application to imaging bolus movement through the esophagus has only been demonstrated in few feasibility studies and is relatively unexplored. In this work, we present a computational framework called mechanics-informed MRI (MRI-MECH) that enhances that capability, thereby increasing the applicability of dynamic MRI for diagnosing esophageal disorders. Pineapple juice was used as the swallowed contrast material for the dynamic MRI, and the MRI image sequence was used as input to the MRI-MECH. The MRI-MECH modeled the esophagus as a flexible one-dimensional tube, and the elastic tube walls followed a linear tube law. Flow through the esophagus was governed by one-dimensional mass and momentum conservation equations. These equations were solved using a physics-informed neural network. The physics-informed neural network minimized the difference between the measurements from the MRI and model predictions and ensured that the physics of the fluid flow problem was always followed. MRI-MECH calculated the fluid velocity and pressure during esophageal transit and estimated the mechanical health of the esophagus by calculating wall stiffness and active relaxation. Additionally, MRI-MECH predicted missing information about the lower esophageal sphincter during the emptying process, demonstrating its applicability to scenarios with missing data or poor image resolution. In addition to potentially improving clinical decisions based on quantitative estimates of the mechanical health of the esophagus, MRI-MECH can also be adapted for application to other medical imaging modalities to enhance their functionality.
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- Sourav Halder
- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Program, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Program, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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Elisha G, Halder S, Acharya S, Carlson DA, Kou W, Kahrilas PJ, Pandolfino JE, Patankar NA. A mechanics-based perspective on the function of the esophagogastric junction during functional luminal imaging probe manometry. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2023; 22:905-923. [PMID: 36752983 PMCID: PMC10211424 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-023-01688-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The esophagogastric junction (EGJ) is located at the distal end of the esophagus and acts as a valve allowing swallowed food to enter the stomach and preventing acid reflux. Irregular weakening or stiffening of the EGJ muscles results in changes to its opening and closing patterns which can progress into esophageal disorders. Therefore, understanding the physics of the opening and closing cycle of the EGJ can provide mechanistic insights into its function and can help identify the underlying conditions that cause its dysfunction. Using clinical functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP) data, we plotted the pressure-cross-sectional area loops at the EGJ location and distinguished two major loop types-a pressure dominant loop and a tone dominant loop. In this study, we aimed to identify the key characteristics that define each loop type and determine what causes the inversion from one loop to another. To do so, the clinical observations are reproduced using 1D simulations of flow inside a FLIP device located in the esophagus, and the work done by the EGJ wall over time is calculated. This work is decomposed into active and passive components, which reveal the competing mechanisms that dictate the loop type. These mechanisms are esophageal stiffness, fluid viscosity, and the EGJ relaxation pattern.
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- Guy Elisha
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Program, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Program, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
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Elisha G, Acharya S, Halder S, Carlson DA, Kou W, Kahrilas PJ, Pandolfino JE, Patankar NA. Peristaltic regimes in esophageal transport. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2023; 22:23-41. [PMID: 36352039 PMCID: PMC10880044 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-022-01625-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A FLIP device gives cross-sectional area along the length of the esophagus and one pressure measurement, both as a function of time. Deducing mechanical properties of the esophagus including wall material properties, contraction strength, and wall relaxation from these data are a challenging inverse problem. Knowing mechanical properties can change how clinical decisions are made because of its potential for in-vivo mechanistic insights. To obtain such information, we conducted a parametric study to identify peristaltic regimes by using a 1D model of peristaltic flow through an elastic tube closed on both ends and also applied it to interpret clinical data. The results gave insightful information about the effect of tube stiffness, fluid/bolus density and contraction strength on the resulting esophagus shape through quantitive representations of the peristaltic regimes. Our analysis also revealed the mechanics of the opening of the contraction area as a function of bolus flow resistance. Lastly, we concluded that peristaltic driven flow displays three modes of peristaltic geometries, but all physiologically relevant flows fall into two peristaltic regimes characterized by a tight contraction.
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- Guy Elisha
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA
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- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Program, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 North St. Clair Street, Arkes Suite 2330, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 North St. Clair Street, Arkes Suite 2330, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 North St. Clair Street, Arkes Suite 2330, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 North St. Clair Street, Arkes Suite 2330, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA.
- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Program, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA.
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Halder S, Acharya S, Kou W, Kahrilas PJ, Pandolfino JE, Patankar NA. Mechanics informed fluoroscopy of esophageal transport. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2021; 20:925-940. [PMID: 33651206 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-021-01420-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Fluoroscopy is a radiographic procedure for evaluating esophageal disorders such as achalasia, dysphasia and gastroesophageal reflux disease. It performs dynamic imaging of the swallowing process and provides anatomical detail and a qualitative idea of how well swallowed fluid is transported through the esophagus. In this work, we present a method called mechanics informed fluoroscopy (FluoroMech) that derives patient-specific quantitative information about esophageal function. FluoroMech uses a convolutional neural network to perform segmentation of image sequences generated from the fluoroscopy, and the segmented images become input to a one-dimensional model that predicts the flow rate and pressure distribution in fluid transported through the esophagus. We have extended this model to identify and estimate potential physiomarkers such as esophageal wall stiffness and active relaxation ahead of the peristaltic wave in the esophageal musculature. FluoroMech requires minimal computational time and hence can potentially be applied clinically in the diagnosis of esophageal disorders.
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- Sourav Halder
- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 North Saint Clair St., Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 North Saint Clair St., Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 North Saint Clair St., Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA. .,Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
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Noori MS, Streator ES, Carlson GE, Drozek DS, Burdick MM, Goetz DJ. An adhesion based approach for the detection of esophageal cancer. Integr Biol (Camb) 2019; 10:747-757. [PMID: 30398503 DOI: 10.1039/c8ib00132d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Esophageal cancer has a 5 year survival rate of ∼20%. This dismal prognosis is due, in part, to the fact that esophageal cancer often presents at a late stage. Thus, there is a critical need for assays that enable the early detection of cancerous tissue within the esophagus. The luminal surface of the esophagus expresses signature molecule(s) at sites of transformation providing an avenue for the development of in situ assays that detect neoplastic growth within the esophagus. An attractive approach, receiving increased attention, is the endoscopic administration of particles conjugated with ligands to signature molecules present on transforming tissue. Detection of the particles within the esophagus, post-washing, would indicate the presence of the signature molecule and thus transforming tissue. In this work, we utilized cancerous and normal esophageal cells to provide in vitro proof of principle for this approach utilizing ligand-conjugated microspheres and demonstrate the need, and provide the framework for, engineering this technology. Specifically, the study (i) reveals selective increased expression of signature molecules on cancerous esophageal cells relative to normal cells; (ii) demonstrates selective binding of ligand-conjugated microspheres to cancerous esophageal cells relative to normal cells; (iii) demonstrates that the selective recognition of cancerous, relative to normal esophageal cells, is highly dependent on the biophysical design of the assay; and (iv) advocates utilizing the knowledge from the field of cell adhesion as a guide for the effective development of ligand-conjugated particle-based schemes that seek to detect esophageal oncogenesis in situ.
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- Mahboubeh S Noori
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA.
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Kou W, Pandolfino JE, Kahrilas PJ, Patankar NA. Could the peristaltic transition zone be caused by non-uniform esophageal muscle fiber architecture? A simulation study. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2017; 29:10.1111/nmo.13022. [PMID: 28054418 PMCID: PMC5423838 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Based on a fully coupled computational model of esophageal transport, we analyzed how varied esophageal muscle fiber architecture and/or dual contraction waves (CWs) affect bolus transport. Specifically, we studied the luminal pressure profile in those cases to better understand possible origins of the peristaltic transition zone. METHODS Two groups of studies were conducted using a computational model. The first studied esophageal transport with circumferential-longitudinal fiber architecture, helical fiber architecture and various combinations of the two. In the second group, cases with dual CWs and varied muscle fiber architecture were simulated. Overall transport characteristics were examined and the space-time profiles of luminal pressure were plotted and compared. KEY RESULTS Helical muscle fiber architecture featured reduced circumferential wall stress, greater esophageal distensibility, and greater axial shortening. Non-uniform fiber architecture featured a peristaltic pressure trough between two high-pressure segments. The distal pressure segment showed greater amplitude than the proximal segment, consistent with experimental data. Dual CWs also featured a pressure trough between two high-pressure segments. However, the minimum pressure in the region of overlap was much lower, and the amplitudes of the two high-pressure segments were similar. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES The efficacy of esophageal transport is greatly affected by muscle fiber architecture. The peristaltic transition zone may be attributable to non-uniform architecture of muscle fibers along the length of the esophagus and/or dual CWs. The difference in amplitude between the proximal and distal pressure segments may be attributable to non-uniform muscle fiber architecture.
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- Wenjun Kou
- Program of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
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la Fuente EBD, Turcanu M, Ekberg O, Gallegos C. Rheological Aspects of Swallowing and Dysphagia: Shear and Elongational Flows. Dysphagia 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/174_2017_119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kou W, Bhalla APS, Griffith BE, Pandolfino JE, Kahrilas PJ, Patankar NA. A fully resolved active musculo-mechanical model for esophageal transport. JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS 2015; 298:446-465. [PMID: 26190859 PMCID: PMC4503224 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2015.05.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Esophageal transport is a physiological process that mechanically transports an ingested food bolus from the pharynx to the stomach via the esophagus, a multilayered muscular tube. This process involves interactions between the bolus, the esophagus, and the neurally coordinated activation of the esophageal muscles. In this work, we use an immersed boundary (IB) approach to simulate peristaltic transport in the esophagus. The bolus is treated as a viscous fluid that is actively transported by the muscular esophagus, and the esophagus is modeled as an actively contracting, fiber-reinforced tube. Before considering the full model of the esophagus, however, we first consider a standard benchmark problem of flow past a cylinder. Next a simplified version of our model is verified by comparison to an analytic solution to the tube dilation problem. Finally, three different complex models of the multi-layered esophagus, which differ in their activation patterns and the layouts of the mucosal layers, are extensively tested. To our knowledge, these simulations are the first of their kind to incorporate the bolus, the multi-layered esophagus tube, and muscle activation into an integrated model. Consistent with experimental observations, our simulations capture the pressure peak generated by the muscle activation pulse that travels along the bolus tail. These fully resolved simulations provide new insights into roles of the mucosal layers during bolus transport. In addition, the information on pressure and the kinematics of the esophageal wall resulting from the coordination of muscle activation is provided, which may help relate clinical data from manometry and ultrasound images to the underlying esophageal motor function.
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- Wenjun Kou
- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Phillips Hall, Campus Box 3250, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3250, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 North Saint Clair Street, 14th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 North Saint Clair Street, 14th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Kou W, Pandolfino JE, Kahrilas PJ, Patankar NA. Simulation studies of circular muscle contraction, longitudinal muscle shortening, and their coordination in esophageal transport. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2015; 309:G238-47. [PMID: 26113296 PMCID: PMC4537927 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00058.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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On the basis of a fully coupled active musculomechanical model for esophageal transport, we aimed to find the roles of circular muscle (CM) contraction and longitudinal muscle (LM) shortening in esophageal transport, and the influence of their coordination. Two groups of studies were conducted using a computational model. In the first group, bolus transport with only CM contraction, only LM shortening, or both was simulated. Overall features and detailed information on pressure and the cross-sectional area (CSA) of mucosal and the two muscle layers were analyzed. In the second group, bolus transport with varying delay in CM contraction or LM shortening was simulated. The effect of delay on esophageal transport was studied. For cases showing abnormal transport, pressure and CSA were further analyzed. CM contraction by itself was sufficient to transport bolus, but LM shortening by itself was not. CM contraction decreased the CSA and the radius of the muscle layer locally, but LM shortening increased the CSA. Synchronized CM contraction and LM shortening led to overlapping of muscle CSA and pressure peaks. Advancing LM shortening adversely influenced bolus transport, whereas lagging LM shortening was irrelevant to bolus transport. In conclusion, CM contraction generates high squeezing pressure, which plays a primary role in esophageal transport. LM shortening increases muscle CSA, which helps to strengthen CM contraction. Advancing LM shortening decreases esophageal distensibility in the bolus region. Lagging LM shortening no longer helps esophageal transport. Synchronized CM contraction and LM shortening seems to be most effective for esophageal transport.
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- Wenjun Kou
- 1Program of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois;
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- 2Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; and
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- 2Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; and
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- 3Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
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Peristaltic Creeping Flow of Power Law Physiological Fluids through a Nonuniform Channel with Slip Effect. Appl Bionics Biomech 2015; 2015:152802. [PMID: 27057132 PMCID: PMC4745430 DOI: 10.1155/2015/152802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A mathematical study on creeping flow of non-Newtonian fluids (power law model) through a nonuniform peristaltic channel, in which amplitude is varying across axial displacement, is presented, with slip effects included. The governing equations are simplified by employing the long wavelength and low Reynolds number approximations. The expressions for axial velocity, stream function, pressure gradient, and pressure difference are obtained. Computational and numerical results for velocity profile, pressure gradient, and trapping under the effects of slip parameter, fluid behavior index, angle between the walls, and wave number are discussed with the help of Mathematica graphs. The present model is applicable to study the behavior of intestinal flow (chyme movement from small intestine to large intestine). It is also relevant to simulations of biomimetic pumps conveying hazardous materials, polymers, and so forth.
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de Loubens C, Lentle RG, Love RJ, Hulls C, Janssen PWM. Fluid mechanical consequences of pendular activity, segmentation and pyloric outflow in the proximal duodenum of the rat and the guinea pig. J R Soc Interface 2013; 10:20130027. [PMID: 23536539 PMCID: PMC3645412 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2013.0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We conducted numerical experiments to study the influence of non-propagating longitudinal and circular contractions, i.e. pendular activity and segmentation, respectively, on flow and mixing in the proximal duodenum. A lattice-Boltzmann numerical method was developed to simulate the fluid mechanical consequences for each of 22 randomly selected sequences of high-definition video of real longitudinal and radial contractile activity in the isolated proximal duodenum of the rat and guinea pig. During pendular activity in the rat duodenum, the flow was characterized by regions of high shear rate. Mixing was so governed by shearing deformation of the fluid that increased the interface between adjacent domains and accelerated their inter-diffusion (for diffusion coefficients approx. less than 10(-8) m² s(-1)). When pendular activity was associated with a slow gastric outflow characteristic of post-prandial period, the dispersion was also improved, especially near the walls. Mixing was not promoted by isolated segmentative contractions in the guinea pig duodenum and not notably influenced by pylorus outflow. We concluded that pendular activity generates mixing of viscous fluids 'in situ' and accelerates the diffusive mass transfer, whereas segmentation may be more important in mixing particulate suspensions with high solid volume ratios.
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- Clément de Loubens
- UMR 782 Génie et Microbiologie des Procédés Alimentaires, INRA, AgroParisTech, CBAI 78850 Thiverval Grignon, France.
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The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the system of organs within multi-cellular animals that takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste. The various patterns of GI tract function are generated by the integrated behaviour of multiple tissues and cell types. A thorough study of the GI tract requires understanding of the interactions between cells, tissues and gastrointestinal organs in health and disease. This depends on knowledge, not only of numerous cellular ionic current mechanisms and signal transduction pathways, but also of large scale GI tissue structures and the special distribution of the nervous network. A unique way of coping with this explosion in complexity is mathematical and computational modelling; providing a computational framework for the multilevel modelling and simulation of the human gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology. The aim of this review is to describe the current status of biomechanical modelling work of the GI tract in humans and animals, which can be further used to integrate the physiological, anatomical and medical knowledge of the GI system. Such modelling will aid research and ensure that medical professionals benefit, through the provision of relevant and precise information about the patient’s condition and GI remodelling in animal disease models. It will also improve the accuracy and efficiency of medical procedures, which could result in reduced cost for diagnosis and treatment.
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Ghosh SK, Kahrilas PJ, Brasseur JG. Liquid in the gastroesophageal segment promotes reflux, but compliance does not: a mathematical modeling study. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008; 295:G920-33. [PMID: 18718998 PMCID: PMC2584830 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.90310.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The mechanical force relationships that distinguish normal from chronic reflux at sphincter opening are poorly understood and difficult to measure in vivo. Our aim was to apply physics-based computer simulations to determine mechanical pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux. A mathematical model of the gastroesophageal segment (GES) was developed, incorporating the primary anatomical and physiomechanical elements that drive GES opening and reflux. In vivo data were used to quantify muscle stiffness, sphincter tone, and gastric pressure. The liquid lining the mucosa was modeled as an "effective liquid film" between the mucosa and a manometric catheter. Newton's second law was solved mathematically, and the space-time details of opening and reflux were predicted for systematic variations in gastric pressure increase, film thickness, muscle stiffness, and tone. "Reflux" was defined as "2 ml of refluxate entering the esophagus within 1 s." GES opening and reflux were different events. Both were sensitive to changes in gastric pressure and sphincter tone. Reflux initiation was extremely sensitive to the liquid film thickness; the protective function of the sphincter was destroyed with only 0.4 mm of liquid in the GES. Compliance had no effect on reflux initiation, but affected reflux volume. The presence of abnormal levels of liquid within the collapsed GES can greatly increase the probability for reflux, suggesting a mechanical mechanism that may differentiate normal reflux from gastroesophageal reflux disease. Compliance does not affect the probability for reflux, but affects reflux volume once it occurs. Opening without reflux suggests the existence of "gastroesophageal pooling" in the distal esophagus, with clinical implications.
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- Sudip K. Ghosh
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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Numerical analysis of pouch filling and emptying after laparoscopic gastric banding surgery. Obes Surg 2008; 18:243-50. [PMID: 18204886 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9314-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2007] [Accepted: 09/15/2007] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have indicated that pouch volume and stoma size are two important factors related to weight loss after laparoscopic gastric banding in morbid obese patients. We hypothesized that there was association among the wall stress, pouch volume, and stoma size in a model for the filling and emptying phases of the pouch. METHODS A numerical pouch model with variable pouch volume and stoma size was generated. Uniaxial tensile testing was performed on fundus strips from fresh pig stomach and the mass flow of filling and emptying of the pouch was simulated numerically. RESULTS There was an overall qualitative agreement on the volume change between the simulated results and the clinical recording. Increasing the pouch volume size from 22 to 105 ml caused a decrease of the maximum circumferential stress from 14.14 to 11.80 kPa and the maximum longitudinal stress from 9.87 to 6.70 kPa in the pouch wall at the same degree of filling. Decreasing the stoma diameter from 27 to 10 mm caused an increase of the maximum circumferential stress from 11.46 to 12.78 kPa and a decrease of the maximum longitudinal stress from 10.34 to 8.69 kPa. CONCLUSION Both the pouch volume and stoma size are important determinants of mechanical wall stress, wall strain, and pouch emptying and hence may affect satiety and weight loss. This information may be important in understanding the mechanical behavior of pouches and for the development of more advanced numerical models in the clinical management of the surgery.
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Ghosh SK, Kahrilas PJ, Lodhia N, Pandolfino JE. Utilizing intraluminal pressure differences to predict esophageal bolus flow dynamics. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2007; 293:G1023-8. [PMID: 17855763 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00384.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Successful esophageal emptying depends on the generation of a sustained intrabolus pressure (IBP) sufficient to overcome esophagogastric junction (EGJ) obstruction. Our aim was to develop a manometric analysis paradigm that describes the bolus driving pressure difference and the flow permissive time for esophageal bolus transit. Twenty normal subjects were studied with a 36-channel manometry assembly (1-cm spacing) during two 5- and one 10-ml barium swallows and concurrent fluoroscopy. Bolus domain pressure plots were generated by plotting bolus domain pressure (BDP) and EGJ relaxation pressure. BDP was defined as the pressure midway between the peristaltic ramp-up and the proximal margin of the EGJ. The flow permissive time was defined as the period where the BDP was > or = EGJ relaxation pressure. The mean BDP was 11.7 +/- 1.0 mmHg (SE), and the mean flow permissive time was 3.9 +/- 0.4 s for 5-ml swallows in normal controls. The mean BDP difference during flow was 4.0 +/- 1.0 mmHg. There was no significant difference in the fluoroscopic transit time and the flow permissive time calculated from the BDP plots (5 ml: fluoroscopy 3.4 +/- 0.2 s; BDP 3.9 +/- 0.4 s, P > 0.05). BDP plots provide a reliable measurement of IBP and its relationship with EGJ relaxation. The time available for flow can be readily delineated from this analysis, and the driving pressure responsible for flow can be accurately described and quantified. This may help predict abnormal bolus transit and the underlying mechanical properties of the EGJ.
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- Sudip K Ghosh
- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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The peristaltic transport of swallowed material in the esophagus is a neuro-muscular function involving the nerve control, bolus-structure interaction, and structure-mechanics relationship of the tissue. In this study, a finite element model (FEM) was developed to simulate food transport through the esophagus. The FEM consists of three components, i.e., tissue, food bolus and peristaltic wave, as well as the interactions between them. The transport process was simulated as three stages, i.e., the filling of fluid, contraction of circular muscle and traveling of peristaltic wave. It was found that the maximal passive intraluminal pressure due to bolus expansion was in the range of 0.8-10 kPa and it increased with bolus volume and fluid viscosity. It was found that the highest normal and shear stresses were at the inner surface of muscle layer. In addition, the peak pressure required for the fluid flow was predicted to be 1-15 kPa at the bolus tail. The diseases of systemic sclerosis or osteogenesis imperfecta, with the remodeled microstructures and mechanical properties, might induce the malfunction of esophageal transport. In conclusion, the current simulation was demonstrated to be able to capture the main characteristics in the intraluminal pressure and bolus geometry as measured experimentally. Therefore, the finite element model established in this study could be used to further explore the mechanism of esophageal transport in various clinical applications.
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- Wei Yang
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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Yang W, Fung TC, Chian KS, Chong CK. Instability of the two-layered thick-walled esophageal model under the external pressure and circular outer boundary condition. J Biomech 2007; 40:481-90. [PMID: 16677658 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2005] [Accepted: 02/27/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The mucosal folding is a phenomenon observed for some biological tissues, including the pulmonary airway and gastrointestinal tract. In order to understand the mechanism of the formation of mucosal folding, a thick-walled two-layered cylindrical mathematical model was developed to investigate the buckling behavior under the external pressure and circular outer boundary condition. With the finite element method, the validity and accuracy of the proposed model was verified. The results showed that the fold number was in the range of 4-6, which was agreed with the experimental observation for the mucosal folding of a porcine esophagus. The fold number was found to decrease with the increase in the ratio of the inner to outer material stiffness. The increase in the thickness of inner layer also caused a slight declination of the fold number. Since the effects of both the material and geometrical nonlinearities have been accounted for, this model is more general to be used for the prediction of the buckling behavior of the layered structure with a wide range of thickness ratios and/or stiffness ratios.
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- W Yang
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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Ghosh SK, Janiak P, Schwizer W, Hebbard GS, Brasseur JG. Physiology of the esophageal pressure transition zone: separate contraction waves above and below. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2006; 290:G568-76. [PMID: 16282364 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00280.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Manometrically measured peristaltic pressure amplitude displays a well-defined trough in the upper esophagus. Whereas this manometric "transition zone" (TZ) has been associated with striated-to-smooth muscle fiber transition, the underlying physiology of the TZ and its role in bolus transport are unclear. A computer model study of bolus retention in the TZ showed discoordinated distinct contraction waves above and below. Our aim was to test the hypothesis that distinct upper/lower contraction waves above/below the manometric TZ are normal physiology and to quantify space-time coordination between tone and bolus transport through the TZ. Eighteen normal barium swallows were analyzed in 6 subjects with concurrent 21-channel high-resolution manometry and digital fluoroscopy. From manometry, the TZ center (nadir pressure amplitude) and the upper/lower margins of the pressure trough were objectively quantified. Using fluoroscopy, we quantified space-time trajectories of the bolus tail and bolus tail pressures and maximum intraluminal pressures proximal to the tail with their space-time trajectories. In every swallow, the bolus tail followed distinct trajectories above/below the TZ, separated by a well-defined spatial "jump" that terminated an upper contraction wave and initiated a lower contraction wave (3.32 +/- 1.63 cm, P = 0.0004). An "indentation wave" always formed within the TZ distal to the upper wave, increasing in amplitude until the lower wave was initiated. As the upper contraction wave tail entered the TZ, it slowed and the tail pressure reduced rapidly, while indentation wave pressure increased to normal tail pressure values at the initiation of the lower wave. The TZ was a special zone of segmental contraction. The TZ is, physiologically, the transition from an upper contraction wave originating in the proximal striated esophagus to a lower contraction wave that moves into the distal smooth muscle esophagus. Complete bolus transport requires coordination of upper/lower waves and sufficient segmental squeeze to fully clear the bolus from the TZ during the transition period.
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- Sudip K Ghosh
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 205 Reber Bldg., University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Ghosh SK, Kahrilas PJ, Zaki T, Pandolfino JE, Joehl RJ, Brasseur JG. The mechanical basis of impaired esophageal emptying postfundoplication. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2005; 289:G21-35. [PMID: 15691873 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00235.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Fundoplication (FP) efficacy is a trade-off between protection against reflux and postoperative dysphagia from the surgically altered mechanical balance within the esophagogastric segment. The purpose of the study was to contrast quantitatively the mechanical balance between normal and post-FP esophageal emptying. Physiological data were combined with mathematical models based on the laws of mechanics. Seven normal controls (NC) and seven post-FP patients underwent concurrent manometry and fluoroscopy. Temporal changes in geometry of the distal bolus cavity and hiatal canal, and cavity-driving pressure were quantified during emptying. Mathematical models were developed to couple cavity pressure to hiatal geometry and esophageal emptying and to determine cavity muscle tone. We found that the average length of the hiatal canal post-FP was twice that of NC; reduction of hiatal radius was not significant. All esophageal emptying events post-FP were incomplete (51% retention); there was no significant difference in the period of emptying between NC and post-FP, and average emptying rates were 40% lower post-FP. The model predicted three distinct phases during esophageal emptying: hiatal opening (phase I), a quasi-steady period (phase II), and final emptying (phase III). A rapid increase in muscle tone and driving pressure forced normal hiatal opening. Post-FP there was a severe impairment of cavity muscle tone causing deficient hiatal opening and flow and bolus retention. We conclude that impaired esophageal emptying post-FP follows from the inability of distal esophageal muscle to generate necessary tone rapidly. Immobilization of the intrinsic sphincter by the surgical procedure may contribute to this deficiency, impaired emptying, and possibly, dysphagia.
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- Sudip K Ghosh
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Pal A, Indireshkumar K, Schwizer W, Abrahamsson B, Fried M, Brasseur JG. Gastric flow and mixing studied using computer simulation. Proc Biol Sci 2005; 271:2587-94. [PMID: 15615685 PMCID: PMC1691895 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The fed human stomach displays regular peristaltic contraction waves that originate in the proximal antrum and propagate to the pylorus. High-resolution concurrent manometry and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies of the stomach suggest a primary function of antral contraction wave (ACW) activity unrelated to gastric emptying. Detailed evaluation is difficult, however, in vivo. Here we analyse the role of ACW activity on intragastric fluid motions, pressure, and mixing with computer simulation. A two-dimensional computer model of the stomach was developed with the 'lattice-Boltzmann' numerical method from the laws of physics, and stomach geometry modelled from MRI. Time changes in gastric volume were specified to match global physiological rates of nutrient liquid emptying. The simulations predicted two basic fluid motions: retrograde 'jets' through ACWs, and circulatory flow between ACWs, both of which contribute to mixing. A well-defined 'zone of mixing', confined to the antrum, was created by the ACWs, with mixing motions enhanced by multiple and narrower ACWs. The simulations also predicted contraction-induced peristaltic pressure waves in the distal antrum consistent with manometric measurements, but with a much lower pressure amplitude than manometric data, indicating that manometric pressure amplitudes reflect direct contact of the catheter with the gastric wall. We conclude that the ACWs are central to gastric mixing, and may also play an indirect role in gastric emptying through local alterations in common cavity pressure.
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- Anupam Pal
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, 205 Reber Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Pal A, Brasseur JG. The mechanical advantage of local longitudinal shortening on peristaltic transport. J Biomech Eng 2002; 124:94-100. [PMID: 11871611 DOI: 10.1115/1.1427700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Whereas bolus transport along the esophagus results from peristaltic contractions of the circular muscle layer, it has been suggested that local shortening of the longitudinal muscle layer concentrates circular muscle fibers in the region where the highest contractile pressures are required. Here we analyze the mechanical consequences of local longitudinal shortening (LLS) through a mathematical model based on lubrication theory. We find that local pressure and shear stress in the contraction zone are greatly reduced by the existence of LLS. In consequence, peak contractile pressure is reduced by nearly 2/3 at physiological LLS, and this reduction is greatest when peak in LLS is well aligned with peak contractile pressure. We conclude that a peristaltic wave of local longitudinal muscle contraction coordinated with the circular muscle contraction wave has both a great physiological advantage (concentrating circular muscle fibers), and a great mechanical advantage (reducing the level of contractile force required to transport the bolus), which combine to greatly reduce circular muscle tone during esophageal peristalsis.
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- Anupam Pal
- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.
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Indireshkumar K, Brasseur JG, Faas H, Hebbard GS, Kunz P, Dent J, Feinle C, Li M, Boesiger P, Fried M, Schwizer W. Relative contributions of "pressure pump" and "peristaltic pump" to gastric emptying. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2000; 278:G604-16. [PMID: 10762615 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.278.4.g604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The relative contributions to gastric emptying from common cavity antroduodenal pressure difference ("pressure pump") vs. propagating high-pressure waves in the distal antrum ("peristaltic pump") were analyzed in humans by high-resolution manometry concurrently with time-resolved three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging during intraduodenal nutrient infusion at 2 kcal/min. Gastric volume, space-time pressure, and contraction wave histories in the antropyloroduodenal region were measured in seven healthy subjects. The subjects fell into two distinct groups with an order of magnitude difference in levels of antral pressure activity. However, there was no significant difference in average rate of gastric emptying between the two groups. Antral pressure history was separated into "propagating high-pressure events" (HPE), "nonpropagating HPEs," and "quiescent periods." Quiescent periods dominated, and average pressure during quiescent periods remained unchanged with decreasing gastric volume, suggesting that common cavity pressure levels were maintained by increasing wall muscle tone with decreasing volume. When propagating HPEs moved to within 2-3 cm of the pylorus, pyloric resistance was found statistically to increase with decreasing distance between peristaltic waves and the pylorus. We conclude that transpyloric flow tends to be blocked when antral contraction waves are within a "zone of influence" proximal to the pylorus, suggesting physiological coordination between pyloric and antral contractile activity. We further conclude that gastric emptying of nutrient liquids is primarily through the "pressure pump" mechanism controlled by pyloric opening during periods of relative quiescence in antral contractile wave activity.
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- K Indireshkumar
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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Brasseur JG, Dodds WJ. Interpretation of intraluminal manometric measurements in terms of swallowing mechanics. Dysphagia 1991; 6:100-19. [PMID: 1935258 DOI: 10.1007/bf02493487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A unified discussion of the mechanics of the swallowing process, and its interpretation through manometric measurements of intraluminal pressure, are presented in this paper. The goals of the discussions are to provide the reader with basic knowledge of pharyngeal, esophageal, and sphincter mechanics; to relate the mechanical processes to intraluminal pressure recordings; and to clarify the relationship between intraluminal pressure and esophageal muscle contractile behavior. The esophageal phase of bolus transport, in particular, is discussed in some detail due to the relatively simple geometry and the straightforward description of peristalsis and muscle mechanics in this region. Several important issues are emphasized in the discussion. For example, pressure variation within a static bolus is fundamentally different from that within a moving bolus. Manometric recordings must be interpreted accordingly. The importance of differentiating between "hydrodynamic pressure," which is pressure measured within a fluid bolus, and "contact pressure," which is the direct squeeze of the luminal wall on the manometric port in a region devoid of bolus fluid, is discussed in some detail. We argue that pressure "amplitude" does not, in principle, give any indication of the forces required to drive the fluid bolus forward. What should be sought is the variation of intrabolus pressure relative to the contact pressure, particularly during periods in which the contractile segment fails to obliterate the esophageal lumen. Examples of intraluminal pressure recording in the esophagus, using manometry and mathematical models, are presented to demonstrate both the possibilities and the difficulties of interpreting manometric recordings in the absence of concurrent radiographic imaging. We discover that in regions of nearly complete luminal closure, the pressure signature and bolus geometry are strongly coupled during peristaltic transport, providing the possibility that in these regions quantitative measures of muscle performance might be developed without the need for radiographic imaging. On the other hand, the ambiguity in the interpretation of manometric recordings that often accompanies dysphagic conditions suggests that as more sophisticated interpretations are sought, manometry concurrent with radiography will play a more prominent role in patient evaluation.
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- J G Brasseur
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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