Open AccessGastric electrical stimulation for treatment of clinically severe gastroparesis
Author(s) -
AbeezarI Sarela,
Naga VenkateshG Jayanthi,
SimonP.L. Dexter,
TLGMultiTeam
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.118833
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroparesis , gastric emptying , nausea , surgery , vomiting , pylorus , pyloroplasty , jejunostomy , stomach , parenteral nutrition , vagotomy
Severe, drug-resistant gastroparesis is a debilitating condition. Several, but not all, patients can get significant relief from nausea and vomiting by gastric electrical stimulation (GES). A trial of temporary, endoscopically delivered GES may be of predictive value to select patients for laparoscopic-implantation of a permanent GES device.