Journal article
Gastric Electrical Stimulation in Intractable Symptomatic Gastroparesis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The treatment of gastroparesis remains unsatisfactory despite prokinetic and anti-emetic drugs. Gastric electrical stimulation has been proposed as a therapeutic option. We have assessed the effect of gastric electrical stimulation on symptoms, medical treatment, body weight and gastric emptying in patients with intractable symptomatic gastroparesis in a non-placebo-controlled study.
METHODS: In this multicenter study, 38 highly …
Authors
Abell TL; van Cutsem E; Abrahamsson H; Huizinga JD; Konturek JW; Galmiche JP; VoelIer G; Filez L; Everts B; Waterfall WE
Journal
Digestion, Vol. 66, No. 4, pp. 204–212
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2002
DOI
10.1159/000068359
ISSN
0012-2823