Diabetic gastroparesis: Therapeutic options
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Diabetic gastroparesis: Therapeutic options
Gastroparesis is a condition characterized by delayed gastric emptying and the most common known underlying cause is diabetes mellitus. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal fullness, and early satiety, which impact to varying degrees on the patient's quality of life. Symptoms and deficits do not necessarily relate to each other, hence despite significant abnormalities in gastric emptyin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Therapy
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1869-6953,1869-6961
DOI: 10.1007/s13300-010-0010-8