Title :
Electrical stimulation of the gut
Author :
Familoni, Babajide O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Memphis Univ., TN, USA
fDate :
29 Oct-1 Nov 1998
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;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1998. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5164-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1998.746067
