American Family Physician - Diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Gastroparesis, 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…
