Proximal and Distal Gastric Retention Patterns in Gastroparesis and the Impact of Gastric Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy: a retrospective Analysis Using Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy.
Conclusion: Proximal:total half-emptying time ratio may represent an important patient selection factor for G-POEM versus other treatment modalities going forwards. Local retention patterns in GES may not inform symptom profile in gastroparesis.
PMID: 31811069 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: J Nucl Med Technol Source Type: research
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