Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 8 , Pages 549-553 , August 2010

13C-octanoic acid breath test (OBT) with a new test meal (EXPIROGer®): Toward standardization for testing gastric emptying of solids

  • Francesco Perri

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, “Madonna del Soccorso” Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto (AP), Italy
    • On behalf of the Italian Group for Gastric Emptying Testing (IGGET). IGGET Members are reported in Appendix A.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, “Madonna del Soccorso” Hospital, Via L. Manara, 3-7, 63039 San Benedetto del Tronto (AP), Italy. Tel.: +39 0735 793539; fax: +39 0735 793539.
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  • Massimo Bellini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Pisa, Italy
    • On behalf of the Italian Group for Gastric Emptying Testing (IGGET). IGGET Members are reported in Appendix A.
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  • Piero Portincasa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Public Medicine, University Medical School, Bari, Italy
    • On behalf of the Italian Group for Gastric Emptying Testing (IGGET). IGGET Members are reported in Appendix A.
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  • Andrea Parodi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Genoa, Italy
    • On behalf of the Italian Group for Gastric Emptying Testing (IGGET). IGGET Members are reported in Appendix A.
    • ,
  • Patrizia Bonazzi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Politechnical University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
    • On behalf of the Italian Group for Gastric Emptying Testing (IGGET). IGGET Members are reported in Appendix A.
    • ,
  • Leonardo Marzio

      Affiliations

    • School of Gastroenterology G. D’Annunzio, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
    • On behalf of the Italian Group for Gastric Emptying Testing (IGGET). IGGET Members are reported in Appendix A.
    • ,
  • Francesca Galeazzi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Science, Section of Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Italy
    • On behalf of the Italian Group for Gastric Emptying Testing (IGGET). IGGET Members are reported in Appendix A.
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  • Paolo Usai

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Unit, University of Cagliari, Monserrato (CA), Italy
    • On behalf of the Italian Group for Gastric Emptying Testing (IGGET). IGGET Members are reported in Appendix A.
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  • Attilio Citrino

      Affiliations

    • SOFAR Diagnostic Division, Milan, Italy
    • On behalf of the Italian Group for Gastric Emptying Testing (IGGET). IGGET Members are reported in Appendix A.
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  • Paolo Usai-Satta

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Unit, Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
    • On behalf of the Italian Group for Gastric Emptying Testing (IGGET). IGGET Members are reported in Appendix A.

Received 20 July 2009 ,Accepted 3 January 2010.

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PII: S1590-8658(10)00002-2

doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.01.001

Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 8 , Pages 549-553 , August 2010

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