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Functional dyspepsia is a clinical syndrome that features abdominal symptoms centered in the upper abdomen without an organic basis. Three possible mechanisms of gastric dysfunction could be related to functional dyspepsia: 1) delayed gastric emptying, 2)
Motoyasu Kusano +7 more
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Blunting of Colon Contractions in Diabetics with Gastroparesis Quantified by Wireless Motility Capsule Methods. [PDF]
Generalized gut transit abnormalities are observed in some diabetics with gastroparesis. Relations of gastric emptying abnormalities to colon contractile dysfunction are poorly characterized.
Radoslav Coleski +3 more
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Background: There are controversies regarding the usefulness of the pyloric drainage methods after esophagectomy as well as differences among various pyloric drainage techniques.
Gholamreza Mohajeri +3 more
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Postoperative gastric emptying
Summary Postoperative intolerance of oral fluids is common after abdominal surgery, and their premature administration may result in abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting. The ability of the stomach to empty 100 ml of water was investigated in patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy.
D M, Ingram, H J, Sheiner
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.: Mosapride citrate hydrate (mosapride) has been known to act as a 5-HT4 agonist and to enhance gastric emptying. However, its mode of action, such as time course and dosage effect, on gastric emptying has not been clarified. This study aimed to clarify
Masayuki Uchida +4 more
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Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy [PDF]
In 1966, Griffith et al. used “a standard breakfast of ordinary food” labeled with chromium-51 to report the first use of gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES). As the procedure was refined over the years, investigators realized the importance of the radiotracer binding to the meal to ...
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We evaluated the effects of Rikkunshi-to and several of its ingredients on the delay of gastric emptying induced by a nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor, NG-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA). After oral administration of L-NNA to rats, the gastric emptying rate
Toshitaka Kido +6 more
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Previous studies have shown that the liquid gastric emptying mainly depended on energy content, regardless of compositional differences. But the gastric emptying of alcoholic beverages remains unclear. Therefore, we performed the present study to compare
Tadashi Okabe +2 more
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Possible role of serotonin in the gastrokinetic activity of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber
Background: : Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson (Araceae) tuber is consumed by various tribes for the treatment of constipation, hemorrhoids, functional dyspepsia and abdominal pain as ethnomedicinal practices.
Yadu Nandan Dey +5 more
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Gastric emptying has been known to correlate the pyloric sphincter contractile function and distention-induced gastric relaxation (gastric accommodation).
Masayuki Uchida +2 more
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