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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2013; 19(29): 4774-4780
Published online Aug 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i29.4774
Sonographic evaluation of proximal gastric accommodation in patients with functional dyspepsia
Xiu-Ping Fan, Lin Wang, Qiang Zhu, Teng Ma, Chun-Xia Xia, Ya-Jing Zhou
Xiu-Ping Fan, Lin Wang, Qiang Zhu, Teng Ma, Chun-Xia Xia, Ya-Jing Zhou, Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
Author contributions: Zhu Q designed the research and revised the manuscript; Fan XP and Wang L performed the experiments and wrote the paper; Ma T, Xia CX and Zhou YJ analyzed the data.
Supported by A Grant from the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry of China, No. [2008] 101
Correspondence to: Qiang Zhu, MD, PhD, Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, 1 Dong-Jiao-Min-Xiang, Dong Cheng District, Beijing 100730, China. qzhu_mail@126.com
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Received: May 1, 2013
Revised: July 3, 2013
Accepted: July 17, 2013
Published online: August 7, 2013
Core Tip

Core tip: We adopted 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional ultrasonography to measure area and volume of the proximal stomach in patients with functional dyspepsia; a condition whereby patients can experience impaired gastric accommodation. Area and volume could be used to assess accommodation impairment, because both area and volume of the patients were smaller than the controls (P < 0.05). Therefore, the ultrasound measurement of gastric area and volume could help predict the functional dyspepsia.