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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2017; 23(25): 4517-4528
Published online Jul 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i25.4517
Enhanced electrogastrography: A realistic way to salvage a promise that was never kept?
Michael D Poscente, Martin P Mintchev
Michael D Poscente, Martin P Mintchev, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N1N4, Canada
Author contributions: Poscente MD participated in the entire research and development process, assisted with the surgical experiments, and wrote the initial version of the manuscript; Mintchev MP proposed the original idea, supervised the entire research and development process, designed the surgical experiments and performed the surgeries, structured the manuscript and edited it.
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: The experimental work was approved by the Veterinary Sciences Animal Care Committee, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N1N4, Protocol No. SHC11R-03.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: The data have been collected, processed, stored and utilized solely by the authors.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Martin P Mintchev, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW; Calgary, Alberta T2N1N4, Canada. mintchev@ucalgary.ca
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Received: January 6, 2017
Peer-review started: January 9, 2017
First decision: April 14, 2017
Revised: April 29, 2017
Accepted: June 12, 2017
Article in press: June 12, 2017
Published online: July 7, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: Intrinsic gastric electrical activity is of specific nature that restricts the clinical applicability of its non-invasive measurements known as electrogastrography (EGG). This study proposes the utilization of an ingestible, self-expanding and self-disintegrating pseudobesoar containing a miniature electrical oscillator to enhance the clinical utility of EGG in diagnosing functional dyspepsia and gastroparesis.