Prevalence of Hidden Gastroparesis in the Community: The Gastroparesis "Iceberg"
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Prevalence of Hidden Gastroparesis in the Community: The Gastroparesis "Iceberg"
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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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2093-0879,2093-0887
DOI: 10.5056/jnm.2012.18.1.34