Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology
Manuscript ID	106482
Country	Sri Lanka

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Comparison of gastric emptying of solid and semi-solid meals using real-time ultrasonography in healthy Sri Lankan adults
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Lakmali Amarasiri, Minerva de Silva, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva and Niranga M Devanarayana
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number University of Kelaniya Grant No. RP/03/04/11/01/2011
Corresponding Author	Niranga M Devanarayana, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Thalagolla Road, Ragama 11010, Western, Sri Lanka. niranga@kln.ac.lk
Key Words	Antral motility; Gastric emptying; Gastric residual ratio; Solid meal; Semi-solid meal; Real-time ultrasonography
Core Tip	Semisolids are commonly believed to empty from the stomach faster than solids, with a significantly shorter lag time. However, using semisolid and solid meals of identical volume and nutritional composition, we demonstrated that gastric emptying rates and antral motor activities were comparable for both meal types up to three hours post-ingestion, with similar half-emptying times. Real-time ultrasonography using a pre-prepared, commercially available, and culturally acceptable semisolid test meal proved to be a reliable and valid method for assessing gastric emptying. This approach offers an effective alternative to traditional solid meal gastric emptying measurements.
Citation	Amarasiri L, de Silva M, de Silva HJ, Devanarayana NM. Comparison of gastric emptying of solid and semi-solid meals using real-time ultrasonography in healthy Sri Lankan adults. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2025; In press

Received	2025-02-27 05:19
Peer-Review Started	2025-02-27 05:20
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Return for Revision	2025-04-16 10:48
Revised	2025-04-29 08:43
Second Decision	2025-07-03 02:44
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-07-03 08:49
Articles in Press	2025-07-03 08:49
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2025-07-04 23:13
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