منابع مشابه
The treatment of diabetic gastroparesis with botulinum toxin injection of the pylorus.
OBJECTIVE Gastroparesis is a disorder of delayed gastric emptying that is often chronic in nature. Up to 50% of type 1 diabetic subjects have symptoms of gastroparesis, which include nausea, vomiting, and early satiety. Elevated pyloric pressures may be responsible for delayed gastric emptying in diabetic subjects. Botulinum toxin inhibits the release of acetylcholine and produces transient par...
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The prevalence of diagnosed gastroparesis is 24.2/100,000 inhabitants, but a large group of people with gastroparesis-like symptoms have never had a gastric emptying (GE) test. Some of them may have undiagnosed gastroparesis. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of hidden gastroparesis in the community. METHODS The study was conducted in 2 parts: (1) Patients referred for a ...
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CASE 1 A 27-year-old man had epigastric pain, relieved by antacids, occurring two hours after meals, for three years. A clinical diagnosis of peptic ulcer was made. At laparotomy a hard white thickening of the pylorus was found. Partial gastrectomy with closure of the duodenal stump and anastomosis of the stomach and jejunum was performed. Naked-eye examination revealed a localized thickening u...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.072