A Case of Diabetic Gastroparesis Complicated with a Gastric Bezoar.
- Author:
Ki Hyun BYUN
1
;
Hyo Jin PARK
;
Joon Sup YEOM
;
Kyung Chul KIM
;
Sang In LEE
;
In Suh PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Diabetic gastroparesis;
Gastric bezoar;
Erythromycin
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bezoars*;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Erythromycin;
Gastric Emptying;
Gastroparesis*;
Humans;
Motilin;
Motor Activity;
Muscle, Smooth
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1998;18(3):381-386
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Diabetic gastroparesis is a common gastrointestinal complication which develops in about 20-30% of patients with longstanding diabetes mellitus. Recent studies have shown that erythromycin stimulates gastrointestinal motor activity by binding on motilin receptors of gastrointestinal smooth muscles and that it improves gastric emptying in patients with diabetic gastroparesis. In this respect, we present a 35-year-old patient with diabetic gastroparesis, complicated with a gastric bezoar, who was successfully treated with endoscopic bezoar fragmentation and oral erythromycin for 3 weeks.
