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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2020

Gastroparesis: New insights into an old disease.

Paolo Usai-Satta, Massimo Bellini, Olivia Morelli, Francesca Geri, Mariantonia Lai, Gabrio Bassotti

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
35citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Disorders of the brain-gut interaction and eating disorders.World journal of gastroenterology · 2021
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  5. Progress in Gastroparesis Management: From Pharmacotherapy to Interventional Treatments.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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  8. Intra-pyloric botulinum toxin injection improves liquid gastric emptying usingAsia Oceania journal of nuclear medicine & biology · 2025
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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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Paolo Usai-SattaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari 09124, Italy. paolousai@aob.it.
Massimo BelliniGastrointestinal Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa 56122, Italy.
Olivia MorelliGastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia Medical School, Perugia 06123, Italy.
Francesca GeriGastrointestinal Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa 56122, Italy.
Mariantonia LaiGastroenterology Unit, University of Cagliari, Monserrato 09042, Italy.
Gabrio BassottiGastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia Medical School, Perugia 06123, Italy.
University of Perugia · ITUniversity of Pisa · ITAzienda Ospedaliera G. Brotzu · ITUniversity of Cagliari · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastroparesis (Gp) is a chronic disease characterized by a delayed gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction. Although this condition has been reported in the literature since the mid-1900s, only recently has there been renewed clinical and scientific interest in this disease, which has a potentially great impact on the quality of life. The aim of this review is to explore the pathophysiological, diagnostic and therapeutical aspects of Gp according to the most recent evidence. A comprehensive online search for Gp was carried out using MEDLINE and EMBASE. Gp is the result of neuromuscular abnormalities of the gastric motor function. There is evidence that patients with idiopathic and diabetic Gp may display a reduction in nitrergic inhibitory neurons and in interstitial cells of Cajal and/or telocytes. As regards diagnostic approach, 99-Technetium scintigraphy is currently considered to be the gold standard for Gp. Its limits are a lack of standardization and a mild risk of radiation exposure. The C13 breath testing is a valid and safe alternative method.

Indexed as

Antidepressive Agents, TricyclicAntiemeticsCannabinoidsCapsule EndoscopyElectric Stimulation TherapyEndoscopy, Digestive SystemGastric EmptyingGastroparesisHumansMetoclopramideSeverity of Illness IndexStomachTreatment OutcomeAntidepressive Agents, TricyclicAntiemeticsCannabinoidsMetoclopramide13C breath testingAntiemetic drugsDelayed gastric emptyingGastric electrical stimulationGastric-per-oral endoscopic myotomyGastric ScintigraphyGastroparesisProkineticsWireless motility capsule

Identifiers

PMID32476797
PMCPMC7243643
OpenAlexW3026860139

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