Gastric applications of electrical field stimulation.
Advances in clinical applications of electricity have been vast since the launch of Hayman's first cardiac pacemaker more than 70 years ago. Gastric electrical stimulation devices have been recently licensed for treatment of gastroparesis and preliminary studies examining their potential for use in refractory obesity yield promising results.
Hogan
Aisling M
AM
Department of General Surgery, Institute of Clinical Outcomes Research and Education (iCORE), St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Aislinghogan@yahoo.com
Gallagher
Tom K
TK
Kennelly
Rory
R
Rory
Kennelly
K
Baird
Alan W
AW
Winter
Desmond C
DC
D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D018589:Gastroparesis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*