Delayed gastric emptying

Delayed gastric emptying

Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Differential Diagnosis of Causes of Delayed gastric emptying

Common Causes

• Diabetes mellitus type 2
• Diabetes mellitus type 1
• Anticholinergics
• Narcotics
• Phenothiazines
• Pregnancy
• Sclerodema
• Vagotomy
• Systemic sclerosis

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	No underlying causes
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	Small cell lung cancer
Renal/Electrolyte	Kidney failure, Hypomagnesemia, Hypokalemia
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Systemic sclerosis, Sclerodema, Polymyositis, Lupus
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

In alphabetical order.

• Ampullary cancer
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Autonomic neuropathy
• Bezoars
• Bouveret Syndrome
• Brainstem tumor
• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Congenital obstruction
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Drugs
• Duodenal cancer
• Gastric cancer
• Gastric polyps
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Hypokalemia
• Hypomagnesemia
• Hypoparathyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• Idiopathic
• Ingestion of caustics
• Metastases
• Myotonic dystrophy
• Pancreatic cancer
• Pancreatic pseudocyst
• Polymyositis
• Pregnancy
• Psychogenic vomiting
• Pyloric channel ulcer
• Pyloric stenosis
• Scleroderma
• Ulcers in first portion of duodenum
• Vagotomy
• Viral infection

Acknowledgements

The content on this page was first contributed by Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]

List of contributors:

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