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Measurement of gastric emptying rate of solids by means of a carbon-labeled octanoic acid breath test
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The octanoic acid breath test is a reliable noninvasive test to measure gastric emptying rate of solids and would be applicable to field testing.About:
This article is published in Gastroenterology.The article was published on 1993-06-01. It has received 929 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Breath test & Gastric emptying.read more
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Role of impaired gastric accommodation to a meal in functional dyspepsia
TL;DR: Impaired relaxation of the proximal stomach to a meal is present in a high proportion of patients with functional dyspepsia and is associated with symptoms of early satiety, and restoring gastric accommodation with a fundus-relaxing drug improves early satieties.
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Clinical Guideline: Management of Gastroparesis
TL;DR: Current approved treatment options, including metoclopramide and gastric electrical stimulation (GES), do not adequately address clinical need and attention should be given to the development of new effective therapies for symptomatic control.
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American Gastroenterological Association technical review on the diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis
TL;DR: A literature review and the recommendations herein were prepared for the American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice Committee and were approved by the Committee on May 16, 2004, and by the AGA Governing Board on September 23, 2004 as mentioned in this paper.
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Technical review on the diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis
TL;DR: This literature review and the recommendations herein were prepared for the American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice Committee and were approved by the Committee on May 16, 2004 and by the AGA Governing Board on September 23, 2004.
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Assessment of gastric emptying using a low fat meal: Establishment of international control values
Gervais Tougas,Ervin Y. Eaker,Thomas L. Abell,Hasse Abrahamsson,Michel Boivin,Jiande Chen,Michael P. Hocking,Eamonn Martin Quigley,Kenneth L. Koch,Aaron Tokayer,Vincenzo Stanghellini,Ying Chen,Jan D. Huizinga,Johan Ryden,Ivan Bourgeois,Richard W. McCallum +15 more
TL;DR: Assessment of gastric emptying using a low fat meal: establishment of international control values and implications for food safety and quality.
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