Treating an oft-unrecognized and troublesome entity: using gastric electrical stimulation to reduce symptoms of malignancy-associated gastroparesis

Shah, Hamza; Wendorf, Gregg; Ahmed, Shifat; McElmurray, Lindsay; Lahr, Chris; Hughes, Michael G.; Beauerle, Brian D.; Miller, Ed; Stocker, Abigail; Abell, Thomas L.

doi:10.1007/s00520-016-3375-z

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“…If symptoms do not respond to dietary changes, glucose control, narcotic elimination, prokinetics, and antiemetics, then patients are considered as refractory cases. For refractory cases, a GES device may be considered [10, 11]. Abell et al [12] demonstrated a significant postoperative increase in the physical and mental component scores, and a few studies [13, 14] also noted a significant increase in quality of life.…”

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Gastric Electrical Stimulation Is an Effective Treatment Modality for Refractory Gastroparesis in a Postsurgical Patient with Pancreatic Cancer

Doshi

Patel

Stocker

et al. 2019

Case Rep Gastroenterol

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Gastroparesis-related hospital visits contribute significantly to healthcare costs. Gastroparesis can lead to chronic symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, bloating, early satiety, and abdominal pain. It can result in a significant impairment of quality of life. Diabetes and postsurgery are common causes for gastroparesis, but most cases of gastroparesis are idiopathic in presumed etiology. Malignancy-related gastroparesis has also recently been described in the literature, and pancreatic cancer is a malignancy commonly associated with gastroparesis. Whipple surgery for pancreatic cancer is often complicated by gastroparesis during its postoperative course. We report a case where gastric electrical stimulation was an effective treatment option in the treatment of refractory malignancy-related gastroparesis.

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