Linda Nguyen, Laura A Wilson, Laura Miriel, Pankaj J Pasricha, Braden Kuo, William L Hasler, Richard W McCallum, Irene Sarosiek, Kenneth L Koch, William J Snape, Gianrico Farrugia, Madhusudan Grover, John Clarke, Henry P Parkman, James Tonascia, Frank Hamilton, Thomas L Abell
BACKGROUND: Autonomic dysfunction can be present in patients with idiopathic and diabetic gastroparesis. The role of autonomic dysfunction relating to gastric emptying and upper gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with gastroparesis and chronic unexplained nausea and vomiting (CUNV) remains unclear. The aim of our study is to evaluate autonomic function in patients with gastroparesis and CUNV with respect to etiology, gastric emptying and symptom severity. METHODS: We studied 242 patients with chronic gastroparetic symptoms recruited at eight centers...
August 2020: Neurogastroenterology and Motility: the Official Journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society