Abstract:Delayed gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction is referred to as gastroparesis. Although symptoms in gastroparesis are traditionally attributed to impaired gastric contractile funct...Delayed gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction is referred to as gastroparesis. Although symptoms in gastroparesis are traditionally attributed to impaired gastric contractile function, leading to delayed emptying, the correlation between emptying rate and symptom profile is poor. There is increasing evidence of the presence of visceral hypersensitivity in a subset of gastroparesis patients, and this is potentially relevant to symptom generation. The implications for management and treatment options are discussed.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-08-24
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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