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Erythromycin stearate as prokinetic agent in postvagotomy gastroparesis

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    Harold Mozwecz MD, Dan Pavel MD, David Pitrak MD, Pilar Orellana MD, Paul K. Schlesinger MD &  Thomas J. Layden MD

  2. Section of Nuclear Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

    Harold Mozwecz MD, Dan Pavel MD, David Pitrak MD, Pilar Orellana MD, Paul K. Schlesinger MD &  Thomas J. Layden MD

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Mozwecz, H., Pavel, D., Pitrak, D. et al. Erythromycin stearate as prokinetic agent in postvagotomy gastroparesis. Digest Dis Sci 35, 902–905 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01536806

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Key words

  • gastroparesis
  • erythromycin
  • postvagotomy