Gastroduodenal motility. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Several major themes emerged over the past year in the area of gastroduodenal motility. Mostly, these themes represented extensions of research areas discussed in prior reviews in this series rather than the emergence of completely new concepts. Thus, for example, considerable emphasis has again been placed on regional gastric motor function in dyspepsia and on the role of fundic relaxation and accommodation, in particular. Not surprisingly, basic physiologic research has also shown a keen interest in the regulation of fundic relaxation. One new and exciting development is the recognition of the stomach's role in satiety. The spectrum of gastric motor dysfunction in diabetes mellitus continues to be explored, and the important role of hyperglycemia in regulating gastric function has been further emphasized. More data have been provided on noninvasive alternatives to gastric motor function testing, and several studies have looked at factors that may influence variability in these various tests. There have been few innovations over the past year in the therapeutic arena; rather, the indications and limitations of current therapies have been further developed.

publication date

  • November 1, 1999

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0032748947

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/00001574-199911000-00005

PubMed ID

  • 17023994

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 15

issue

  • 6