Abstract

Gastric accommodation is increased in cirrhotic patients but there seems to be some disturbance in its relation to energy intake. The satiety drinking test is not a good surrogate marker of accommodation in cirrhotic patients. In cirrhosis the severity of gastrointestinal symptoms is related to gastric sensitivity.

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CirrhosisMedicineGastroenterologyInternal medicineGastrointestinal transit

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2006
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Volume
42
Issue
2
Pages
237-246
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27
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Evangelos Kalaitzakis, Magnus Simrén, Hasse Abrahamsson et al. (2006). Role of gastric sensorimotor dysfunction in gastrointestinal symptoms and energy intake in liver cirrhosis. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology , 42 (2) , 237-246. https://doi.org/10.1080/00365520600880898

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