SYMPTOMATIC GASTROPARESIS IN A PATIENT WITH ACHALASIA

Authors
GUTIERREZGALIANA E BOTOMAN VA BECH H
Citation
E. Gutierrezgaliana et al., SYMPTOMATIC GASTROPARESIS IN A PATIENT WITH ACHALASIA, Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 27(2), 1998, pp. 166-168
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Journal of clinical gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01920790
Volume
27
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
166 - 168
Database
ISI
SICI code
0192-0790(1998)27:2<166:SGIAPW>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We present a case of a patient with achalasia who developed symptomati c gastroparesis after botulinum toxin injection therapy. Symptoms resp onded to prokinetics. Pathophysiology of gastric motility disturbances in patients with achalasia is discussed.