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ReviewCurrent gastroenterology reports2002

Nonulcer dyspepsia.

Nimish Vakil

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Review in Current gastroenterology reports, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nimish VakilDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA. nvakil@wisc.edu
Aurora Sinai Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonulcer dyspepsia is a common condition in clinical practice. It is a heterogeneous disorder, and no single therapeutic agent is effective in all patients. The treatment of nonulcer dyspepsia is still dissatisfactory. Eradication of Helicobacter pylori organisms has a limited role and little effect. Antisecretory therapy has a modest effect in alleviating symptoms. Prokinetic agents may be effective, but selection bias in the trials performed to date may exaggerate their benefit. Partial 5-HT(4) agonists stimulate gastric emptying and may also affect gastric accommodation. They are promising but need further study. Data are limited on 5-HT(3) antagonists and hypnotherapy. New treatment approaches are necessary for this common and often chronic condition.

Indexed as

Antifoaming AgentsDrug Therapy, CombinationDyspepsiaEndoscopy, GastrointestinalGastrointestinal AgentsHumansIndolesMeta-Analysis as TopicTreatment OutcomeAntifoaming AgentsGastrointestinal AgentsIndolestegaserod

Identifiers

PMID12441034
OpenAlexW3188509697

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Registered trials

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