Introduction Gastroparesis is a disease that affects the stomach’s motility and digestion, preventing proper stomach emptying. As a complex organ, the stomach empties both solid food and liquids at different…
Gastroparesis occurs commonly as a complication of long-standing diabetes, but the in the largest group of patients no cause can be established and these are referred to as idiopathic gastroparesis…
Abbreviations Ano-1 anoctamin-1 BH4 tetrahydrobiopterin BMP-2 bone morphogenetic protein-2 BMPR BMP receptor ChAT choline acetyltransferase CSF-1 colony stimulating fator-1 CX3CR1 CX3C chemokine receptor 1 DG diabetic gastroparesis DM diabetes mellitus…
Introduction – the challenge Gastroparesis is commonly defined on the basis of the combination of symptoms and delayed gastric emptying, in the absence of mechanical obstruction. Therein lies a major…
Introduction Remarkable progress has been made in the study of gastrointestinal (GI) motility, particularly gastric motility, in the last century. This progress in GI motility has proceeded from contributions of…
Introduction Gastric motor functions represent a complex series of regional relaxations (e.g., fundus and pylorus) and contractions (gastric body and antrum) that are regulated by circulating blood glucose and hormones…
Introduction Gastroparesis is defined as slow emptying of the stomach with associated symptoms thereof in the absence of mechanical obstruction . Symptoms can vary but are focused on the postprandial…
Introduction Gastroparesis is a chronic gastric motility disorder, characterized by delays in the emptying of food contents from the stomach into the small bowel in the absence of a mechanical…
Fig. 1.1 Gastric electrical activity recorded from electrodes on the serosa at various positions from the fundus to the antrum (A–D). Slow waves are generated in the pacemaker region along…
Fig. 5.1 Injection of dye in order to create a submucosal bleb Fig. 5.2 Creation of a mucosotomy Fig. 5.3 Creation of a submucosal tunnel Fig. 5.4 Division of the…
