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...
Main Authors: | Decio Chinzon, Tomas Navarro-Rodriguez, Karine Dal-Paz, Ricardo Anuar Dib, Joaquim Prado Pinto de Moraes-Filho |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Mavera, Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda
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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 |
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