The impact of surgical excisions on human gastric slow wave conduction, defined by high‐resolution electrical mapping and <i>in silico</i> modeling

Abstract

Orienting incisions in the longitudinal gastric axis causes least disruption to electrical conduction and motility. However, if transverse incisions are made, a homeostatic mechanism of gastric conduction anisotropy compensates by restoring aborally propagating wavefronts. Complex dysrhythmias accompanying excisions could modify postoperative recovery in susceptible patients.