DocumentCode
2568969
Title
Electrical stimulation of the gut
Author
Familoni, Babajide O.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Memphis Univ., TN, USA
Volume
6
fYear
1998
fDate
29 Oct-1 Nov 1998
Firstpage
2810
Abstract
Even though there has been an interest in employing pacemaker therapy for gastro-intestinal (GI) motor dysfunction for about 40 years, GI electrical stimulation is yet to move beyond laboratory experimentation. Electrical stimulation in the colon to restore micturition and defecation and in the stomach for treatment of gastroparesis currently hold promise of rapid translation to clinical therapy. Small bowel electrical stimulation is still very experimental
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; biological organs; patient treatment; reviews; 40 y; clinical therapy; colon; defecation restoration; gastroparesis treatment; gut; laboratory experimentation; micturition restoration; pacemaker therapy; small bowel electrical stimulation; stomach; therapeutic electrical stimulation; Colon; Diseases; Electrical stimulation; Laboratories; Medical treatment; Muscles; Pacemakers; Recruitment; Spinal cord injury; Stomach;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1998. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Hong Kong
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5164-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1998.746067
Filename
746067
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