Hepato Gastroenterol
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Jul 1998
Gastric emptying and antral myoelectrical activity in chronic alcoholics with dyspepsia.
Chronic alcoholism is known to effect gastric motor activity. An association between gastric motility disorders and abnormal myoelectrical activity has been observed in various gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of chronic alcoholism on gastric emptying and antral myoelectrical activity. ⋯ Chronic alcoholism induces a disturbance of gastric emptying, probably resulting from toxic damage of the gastrointestinal smooth muscles. Disturbances in antral myoelectrical activity were not found.