BACKGROUND: Electrogastrography (EGG) is the non-invasive measurement of gastric electrical activity. With the development of modern technology, improved recording and automated analysis, it is a reliable and accurate technique for the measurement of gastric myoelectrical activity providing information about the frequency and regularity of the gastric slow wave. AIM: The aim of this report is to evaluate its role in clinical practice. METHODS: The literature is reviewed and its role investigated. RESULTS: EGG has been successfully used in the investigation of gastroparesis, non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD), gastric emptying (GE) disorders and diabetes mellitus (DM). EGG also provides an insight into the effect of medications on gastric function, e.g. edrophonium, cisapride, erythromycin and proton-pump inhibitors (PPI). CONCLUSIONS: EGG has a developing role in the assessment of gastric dysfunction and on the effect of medical treatment. The effect of surgery and anaesthesia on gastric myoelectric activity is less clear.
BACKGROUND: Electrogastrography (EGG) is the non-invasive measurement of gastric electrical activity. With the development of modern technology, improved recording and automated analysis, it is a reliable and accurate technique for the measurement of gastric myoelectrical activity providing information about the frequency and regularity of the gastric slow wave. AIM: The aim of this report is to evaluate its role in clinical practice. METHODS: The literature is reviewed and its role investigated. RESULTS: EGG has been successfully used in the investigation of gastroparesis, non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD), gastric emptying (GE) disorders and diabetes mellitus (DM). EGG also provides an insight into the effect of medications on gastric function, e.g. edrophonium, cisapride, erythromycin and proton-pump inhibitors (PPI). CONCLUSIONS: EGG has a developing role in the assessment of gastric dysfunction and on the effect of medical treatment. The effect of surgery and anaesthesia on gastric myoelectric activity is less clear.
Authors: Ilja Tachecí; Jaroslav Květina; Martin Kuneš; Michal Pavlík; Marcela Kopáčová; Vladimír Černý; Stanislav Rejchrt; Jithinraj Edakkanambeth Varayil; Jan Bureš Journal: BMC Gastroenterol Date: 2013-03-14 Impact factor: 3.067