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Gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy for gastroparesis, after botulinum toxin injection.
A 45-year-old woman had refractory Epstein–Barr virus-associated gastroparesis. Despite lifestyle modification and medication therapy, the patient had recurrent hospitalizations for gastroparesis. Management also included four previous sessions of endoscopic botulinum toxin injection. Despite transient symptomatic improvement, the patient’s symptoms had recurred. She was not a candidate for sur...
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Botulism is a serious paralytic disease caused by Clostridium botulinum toxin in foods. There are seven recognized serotypes of botulinum neurotoxins among which the principal prevalent types in humans include A, B and E. Infant botulism results from intestinal colonization and toxin production by C. botulinum spores in babies less than 1 year old. Honey is the most important food discriminated...
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background: patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) unresponsive to proton pump inhibitor (ppi) therapy are often labeled as having refractory gerd. one of the probable etiologies of refractory gerd is delayed gastric emptying. refractory gerd associated with gastroparesis is a complex condition with no definitive treatment to date. we opted, for the first time, to test the hypothe...
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The clinical eVects of botulinum toxin have been recognised since the end of the 19th century. It is the most potent neurotoxin known and it is produced by the gram negative anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The paralytic eVect of the toxin is due to blockade of neuromuscular transmission. Injection into a muscle causes chemodenervation and local paralysis and this eVect has led to the...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2011.239301.221