Gastroparesis in children: The benefit of conducting 4-hour scintigraphic gastric-emptying studies

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 439-442

  Chogle, Ashish ^a   Saps, Miguel ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cost; gastroparesis; pediatric; scintigraphic gastric emptying scan

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH PARESIS; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROPARESIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875871664     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31827a789c     Document Type: Review

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