First Chinese Human Gastric Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Diabetic Gastroparesis
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چکیده
Diabetic gastroparesis is a chronic functional syndrome caused by diabetes mellitus. Diagnosis is based on symptoms and scintigraphy. The therapeutic options are still limited. A publication has recently described the effectiveness of gastric per oral endoscopic myotomy. We herein present a case of diabetic gastroparesis treated by gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy which extended the submucosal tunnel on the front gastric antral wall instead of the posterior wall.
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Gastric Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy
Gastroparesis (GP) is a syndrome characterized by delayed gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction of the stomach or proximal small bowel. Currently available dietary and medical therapies are limited and have suboptimal efficacy. Pylorus-directed therapies have showed promising results. Gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) has been reported for the treatment of GP refra...
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