Digestive Diseases and Sciences

, Volume 34, Issue 7, pp 1124–1131 | Cite as

Gastrointestinal myoelectric activity in an infant with congenital idiopathic motility disorder

  • Ellen L. Blank
  • Michael Karaus
  • Marvin Glicklich
  • Sushil K. Sarna
  • Steven L. Werlin
Case Report
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Key words

gastrointestinal motility gastric arrhythmias migrating myoelectric complex congenital short small intestine syndrome intestinal pseudoobstruction electrical control activity slow wave 

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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1989

Authors and Affiliations

  • Ellen L. Blank
    • 1
    • 2
  • Michael Karaus
    • 1
    • 2
  • Marvin Glicklich
    • 1
    • 2
  • Sushil K. Sarna
    • 1
    • 2
  • Steven L. Werlin
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Departments of Pediatrics, Surgery, and Physiology, The Medical College of WisconsinChildren's Hospital of WisconsinMilwaukee
  2. 2.The Veteran's Administration Medical CenterWood

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