Archive for October 21st, 2008

American Family Physician - Diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Gastroparesis, a common event in persons with diabetes mellitus and functional dyspepsia, is defined as delayed gastric emptying. The major etiologic categories are diabetic, idiopathic, and postsurgical. The American Gastroenterological Association issued a medical position statement on the diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis. The diagnosis is based on appropriate symptoms and signs of gastric dysmotility, delayed gastric emptying, and the absence of obstructing structural up…