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. 2023 Jan 13;10(4):286-289.
doi: 10.2478/jtim-2022-0056. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Gastric Electrical Stimulation: Overview and Summary

Thomas L Abell  1
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Gastric Electrical Stimulation: Overview and Summary

Thomas L Abell. J Transl Int Med. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Abell’s Main funding is NIH GpCRC and NIH Gastric Dysrhythmias; an Investigator for Censa, Cindome, Vanda, Allergan, Neurogastrx, Prcoessa; a Consultant for Censa, Nuvaira, Takeda, Medtronic and Enterra Medical; a speaker for Takeda and Enterra Medical; a reviewer for UpToDate; the GES editor for Neuromodulation, Wikistim; and the founder of ADEPT-GI which has IP for autonomic/ enteric and bioelectric diagnosis and therapies.

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Figure 1
Some of the known pathophysiologic areas for gastroparesis syndromes as well as possible mechanisms of action/effects of GES as noted with the symbol. Adapted from Management of Gastroparesis in 2022.[10] GI: gastrointestinal; GES: gastric electrical stimulation; GU: genitourinary.
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