Gastroparesis: Current diagnostic challenges and management considerations

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2009; 15(1): 25-37
Published online Jan 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.25

Table 1 Causes of gastroparesis

Causes
Idiopathic	Medications: opiates, anticholinergics, β-adrenergics, Ca-channel blockers, glucagon, THC, alcohol, tobacco, etc
Surgical causes	Vagotomy and gastric resection/drainage
	Fundoplication, esophagectomy
	Gastric bypass surgery
	Whipple procedure
	Heart/lung transplant
Infections	Viruses-EBV, varicella, parvovirus-like
	Chagas disease
	Clostridium Botulinum
Central nervous system disorders	Cerebrovascular accidents/trauma
	Tumors
	Labyrinthine disorders
	Seizures
Peripheral nervous system disorders	Parkinson's disease
	Guillain-Barre
	Multiple sclerosis
	Dysautonomias
Neuropsychiatric disorders	Anorexia nervosa/bulimia
Neuropsychiatric disorders	Rumination syndrome
Rheumatologic disease	Scleroderma
	Systemic lupus erythematosus
	Polymyositis/dermatomyositis
Endocrine and metabolism diseases	Diabetes
	Hypothyroidism
	Parathyroid disease
	Electrolyte disorders
	Renal failure
	Pregnancy
	Neoplastic(para)-breast, small cell lung, pancreas
Misc. neuromuscular diseases	Amyloidosis
	Chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction
	Myotonic dystrophy

Citation: Waseem S, Moshiree B, Draganov PV. Gastroparesis: Current diagnostic challenges and management considerations. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(1): 25-37
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i1/25.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.25