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Aung S Myint1, Brandon Rieders1, Mohammed Tashkandi1

  • 1Dr Myint, Dr Rieders, and Dr Tashkandi are gastroenterology fellows in the Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases at George Washington University Medical Center and are affiliated with Medical Faculty Associates, both in Washington, DC. Dr Borum is a professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC; director of the Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases at George Washington University Medical Center; and is affiliated with Medical Faculty Associates. Dr Koh and Dr Stephen are in private practice in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr Doman is a clinical professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and is in private practice in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Gastroenterology & Hepatology
|December 13, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Gastroparesis, a debilitating gut disorder, requires better treatments due to limited options. Research explores new drugs like relamorelin and endoscopic procedures to improve gastric emptying and manage symptoms effectively.

Keywords:
Gastroparesisbotulinum toxingastric emptyinggastric pacinggastric peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomynauseavomiting

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