Delayed Gastric Emptying of Semi-solid diets in Patients with Chagasic Megaesophagus

OBJECTIVE: To measure the time to gastric emptying of a semi-solid diet in individuals with Chagasic megaesophagus, in comparison with a non-Chagasic control group. METHOD: The time to gastric emptying of a semi-solid diet was assessed via ultrasonography in 28 patients with Chagasic megaesophagus...

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Main Authors: Decio Chinzon, Tomas Navarro-Rodriguez, Karine Dal-Paz, Ricardo Anuar Dib, Joaquim Prado Pinto de Moraes-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mavera, Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda
Series:Medical Express
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2358-04292014000500271&lng=en&tlng=en