CLINICAL FEATURES AND SEVERITY OF GASTRIC EMPTYING DELAY IN BRAZILIAN PATIENTS WITH GASTROPARESIS

ContextGastroparesis is defined by delayed gastric emptying without mechanical obstruction of the gastroduodenal junction, which has been increasingly investigated. Nevertheless, knowledge on the relationships between etiology, symptoms and degree of delayed gastric emptying is limited.ObjectivesThe...

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Main Authors: Cláudio Marins Rocha BORGES, Marie SECAF, Luiz Ernesto de Almeida TRONCON
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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