Gastroparesis is a medical disorder of ineffective neuromuscular contractions of the stomach, resulting in food and liquid remaining in the stomach for a prolonged period. Stomach contents thus exit more slowly into the duodenum, a medical sign called delayed gastric emptying; the opposite, where contents exit quickly, is called dumping syndrome.
Facts
Classification
ICD-10 ChapterXI: Diseases of the Digestive System 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category)Idiopathic / Multifactorial 2 Connections
Treated By
Source Feeding tube (Wikipedia)
Source Gastroenterostomy (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XIQuote, List of chapters, Chapter XI
Diseases of the digestive system
2. Gastroparesis (Wikipedia)
WikipediaInfobox: causes
Connective tissue disorders, damage to the vagus nerve, chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy
Introduction
Many or most cases are idiopathic.
View the Source Gastroenterostomy (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Gastroenterostomy, Lead: treats GastroparesisQuote, Treated By: Gastroenterostomy, Lead: treats Gastroparesis
The procedure is still being used to treat gastroparesis that is refractory to other treatments, but it is now rarely used to treat peptic ulcers because most cases thereof are bacterial in nature (due to Helicobacter pylori) and there are many new drugs available to treat the gastric reflux often experienced with peptic ulcer disease.
Feeding tube (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Enteral Nutrition, Mechanical obstruction and dysmotilityQuote, Treated By: Enteral Nutrition, Mechanical obstruction and dysmotility
There is at least moderate evidence for feeding tubes improving outcomes for chronic malnutrition in people with cancers of the head and neck that obstruct the esophagus and would limit oral intake, people with advanced gastroparesis, and ALS.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.