Gastric electrical stimulation is safe and effective: A long-term study in patients with drug-refractory gastroparesis in three regional centers

Digestion

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 83-89

  Anand, Curuchi ^a   Al Juburi, Amar ^a   Familoni, Babajide ^b   Rashed, Hani ^c   Cutts, Teresa ^c   Abidi, Nighat ^d   Johnson, William D ^d   Minocha, Anil ^d   Abell, Thomas L ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug refractory gastroparesis; Gastric electrical stimulation; Long term multicenter study, gastroparesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH PARESIS; STUDENT T TEST; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROPARESIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548316019     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000102961     Document Type: Article

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