Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 5 , Pages 1526-1543 , May 2009

Tests of Gastric Neuromuscular Function

  • Henry P. Parkman

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Section, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Henry P. Parkman, MD, Gastroenterology Section, Parkinson Pavilion, 8th Floor, Temple University School of Medicine, 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140. fax: (215) 707-2684
    • ,
  • Michael P. Jones

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Received 13 June 2008 ,Accepted 11 February 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose the following: Dr Parkman serves as a consultant to SmartPill and Tranzyme. He has research support from SmartPill and Medtronic and has received honoraria from SmartPill and Medtronic for lecturing. Dr Jones serves as a consultant to Boehringer-Ingelheim.

PII: S0016-5085(09)00219-4

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.02.039

Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 5 , Pages 1526-1543 , May 2009

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