Gastroparesis is common after lung transplantation and may be ameliorated by botulinum toxin-A injection of the pylorus

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Dec;33(12):1314-6. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.08.016. Epub 2014 Sep 6.

Authors

Nicole Hooft¹, Michael Smith¹, Jasmine Huang¹, Ross Bremner¹, Rajat Walia¹

Affiliation

¹ St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix Arizona.

PMID: 25443873
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.08.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Botulinum Toxins, Type A / administration & dosage*
Botulinum Toxins, Type A / pharmacology
Botulinum Toxins, Type A / therapeutic use*
Gastric Emptying / drug effects
Gastroparesis / epidemiology*
Gastroparesis / physiopathology
Gastroparesis / prevention & control*
Humans
Incidence
Injections
Lung Transplantation*
Muscle Relaxation / drug effects
Pylorus / drug effects
Pylorus / physiology*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Botulinum Toxins, Type A