Bortolotti M. Gastroparesis, a diabetic complication causing further, even serious, complications: How to prevent its worsening? World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(23): 104932 [PMID: 40575340 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i23.104932]
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Gastroparesis, a diabetic complication with a worsening delay in gastric emptying (GE), responsible of further serious complications, is due to the progressive multifactorial damage of the enteric neurons. It could be discovered early by performing the antral real-time ultrasonography annually, which measures the GE of a semi-solid meal. Furthermore if “the body surface gastric mapping”, evaluating the gastric bioelectric activity, is normal, the cause of GE may be pylorospasm, to be confirmed manometrically. Subsequently, a strict control of glycemia, even with “artificial pancreas” devices, together with prokinetics intake, which counteracts the symptoms and gastric dilatation, must be done, after the correction of a possible pylorospasm.
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