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A Case of Severe Gastroparesis: Indigestion and Weight Loss after Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
CHOI SUK WON,
KANG SE HUN,
KWON O. SUNG,
PARK HYUN WOO,
LEE SEUNGBUM,
KOO BON SAN,
NAM GIBYOUNG
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02912.x
Subject(s) - medicine , indigestion , gastroparesis , atrial fibrillation , weight loss , ablation , catheter ablation , gastric emptying , stomach , surgery , anesthesia , cardiology , gastroenterology , obesity
We describe a patient with gastroparesis after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) as a result of vagus nerve injury. A 42‐year‐old man underwent redo‐RFCA due to recurrent drug‐resistant symptomatic atrial fibrillation. The patient complained of indigestion and early satiety 2 weeks after the second procedure. There was also weight loss of approximately 5 kg for 2 months. He underwent endoscopy during which food material was noticed. In the upper gastrointestinal series, most contrast material still remained in the stomach on the 2‐hour delayed images, suggesting delayed gastric emptying time. (PACE 2010; 1–3)