The gastric emptying rate is a carefully regulated process consisting of different
mathematically defined phases. The gastric metabolic load, as well as neural regulatory …

Disorders of the upper digestive tract have a high impact on modern society, in terms of both
direct and indirect health care costs and of social burden. The most common presenting …

BACKGROUND: An enhanced gastric emptying rate might reduce the satiating effect of food
and thereby promote obesity. Gastric emptying rate has previously been compared between …

Objective: The cause of gastroparesis may be uncertain in some patients. Mechanical
obstruction of the stomach or duodenum should be excluded in patients with idiopathic …

1. Inter‐and intrasubject variability in the gastric emptying of semisolids and liquids was
measured by scintigraphic emptying of radionuclide‐labelled semisolid and from …

This article reviews the evaluation of gastric emptying in children with emphasis on
scintigraphic techniques. The mechanism of emptying as well as how quantitation may vary …

In einer prospektiven Studie sollte die Magenentleerungsmessung mit 13 C-Oktansäure mit
der Magenentleerungsszintigraphie bei Diabetikern verglichen und die Korrelation von …

Patients often develop nausea, vomiting and bloating after bone marrow transplantation
(BMT). These symptoms may interfere with nutrition and the ability to take oral medications …

Bulimia nervosa remains a common eating disorder in young women. Little is known about
upper gastrointestinal symptoms or gastric motility in patients with bulimia nervosa. The aim …

Gastric emptying should be considered by anaesthetists not only because of the risk of
pulmonary aspiration, but also to determine the systemic availability of substances given …