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Review
. 2006 Dec;55(12):1685-91.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.085365. Epub 2006 Jul 19.

Impaired gastric accommodation and its role in dyspepsia

S Kindt  1 , J Tack
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Review

Impaired gastric accommodation and its role in dyspepsia

S Kindt et al. Gut. 2006 Dec.

Abstract

The accommodation reflex is an important mechanism of normal gastric physiology. In functional dyspepsia, impairment of accommodation has been found in 40% of cases, but it has been described in several other upper gastrointestinal disorders, such as diabetic gastropathy and postfundoplication syndrome. This review focuses on the pathways involved in the normal accommodation reflex, the relevance of impaired gastric accommodation as a cause of morbidity and the methods used to assess gastric accommodation in humans. The available medical and therapeutic strategies based on the actual knowledge of the physiology and pharmacology of the accommodation reflex are outlined, with a focus on the role of nitrergic neurones and serotonergic receptors.

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